CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “[A member of the Vice President’s staff] tested very good for a long period of time, and then all of a sudden, today she tested positive. She hasn’t come into contact with me…
This is why the whole concept of tests aren’t necessarily great. The tests are perfect, but something can happen between a test — where it’s good, and then something happens, and all of a sudden — she was tested very recently and tested negative. And then today, I guess, for some reason, she tested positive…
I feel about vaccines like I feel about tests. This is going to go away without a vaccine. It’s going to go away, and it’s — we’re not going to see It again, hopefully, after a period of time… You may have some flare-ups next year, but eventually, it’s going to be gone.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump in Meeting with Republican Members of Congress,” whitehouse.gov, May 8, 2020