CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/DEMS/IMPEACHMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. You know that, right?… One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia.’ That didn’t work out too well. They couldn’t do it. They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation… And […]
Category: COVID-19
2/28/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “No one takes the president’s word for these things. He at a minimum exaggerates everything, and the idea that he’s going to stand there and say ‘everything’s fine, don’t worry?’ Who’s going to believe that? Let the experts speak like we did in our administration. Let the experts take this [coronavirus […]
2/27/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have a situation with the virus. We’ve done a great job. The press won’t give us credit for it… And actually, the Democrats said I was a racist. Not from black-people standpoint, but from Asian-people standpoint, from Chinese-people standpoint. They said I was a racist because I closed our country to […]
2/26/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “[W]hen you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done… It’s a little like the regular flu that we have flu shots for. And we’ll essentially have a flu shot for this in […]
2/23/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP PEOPLE: “There is an increasing probability of a full-blown COVID-19 pandemic that could infect as many as 100 million Americans, with a loss of life of as many as 1-2 million souls.” -Peter Navarro, Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, as quoted by Jonathan Swan and […]
2/18/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: [Reporter: Some people don’t seem to trust the data coming out of China. Are you worried about that?] “Look, I know this: President Xi loves the people of China, he loves his country, and he’s doing a very good job with a very, very tough situation.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump […]
2/13/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “[W]e’re working on it very closely. I spoke to President Xi two days ago. They’re working on it very professionally. It’s a problem, we think and we hope, based on all signs that the problem goes away in April because — which is not too far down the road, because heat kills […]
2/10/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I think China is very, you know, professionally run in the sense that they have everything under control. I really believe they are going to have it under control fairly soon. You know in April, supposedly, it dies with the hotter weather. And that’s a beautiful date to look forward to. But […]
2/10/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now, the virus that we’re talking about having to do — you know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat — as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April. We’re in great shape though. We have 12 cases — 11 cases, and […]
2/7/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION: “[Question from reporter: Are you concerned that China is covering up the full extent of coronavirus?] No. China is working very hard. Late last night, I had a very good talk with President Xi, and we talked about — mostly about the coronavirus. They’re working really hard, and I think they […]
2/4/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/STATE OF THE UNION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Protecting Americans’ health also means fighting infectious diseases. We are coordinating with the Chinese government and working closely together on the coronavirus outbreak in China. My administration will take all necessary steps to safeguard our citizens from this threat.” -Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump in State of the […]
2/2/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Well, we pretty much shut it [coronavirus] down coming in from China. We have a tremendous relationship with China, which is a very positive thing. Getting along with China, getting along with Russia getting along with these countries.” -Donald Trump, “President Trump sits down with Sean Hannity for Super Bowl interview,” foxnews.com, […]
2/1/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are in the midst of a crisis with the coronavirus. We need to lead the way with science — not Donald Trump’s record of hysteria, xenophobia, and fear-mongering. He is the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health emergency.” -Joe Biden, Twitter.com, Feb. 1, 2020 5:01 […]
1/31/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of all aliens who were physically present within the People’s Republic of China, excluding the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, during the 14-day period preceding their entry or attempted entry into the United States is hereby suspended.” -Donald Trump, […]
1/31/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have, right now, a crisis with the coronavirus. This is no time for Donald Trump’s record of hysteria and xenophobia – hysterical xenophobia – and fearmongering to lead the way instead of science.” -Joe Biden as quoted by Trevor Hunnicutt, “Biden Slams Trump for Cutting Health Programs before Coronavirus Outbreak,” […]
1/30/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Now we’re working very strongly with China on the coronavirus — that’s a new thing that a lot of people are talking about. Hopefully it won’t be as bad as some people think it could be. But we’re working very closely with them and with a lot of other people and a […]
1/29/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Just received a briefing on the Coronavirus in China from all of our GREAT agencies, who are also working closely with China. We will continue to monitor the ongoing developments. We have the best experts anywhere in the world, and they are on top of it 24/7!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 29, 2020 […]
1/29/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I think our relationship [with China] has never been better. We’re very much involved with them, right now, on the virus that’s going around. We’re working very closely. I spoke to President Xi. We’re working very closely with China.” -White House, “Remarks by President Trump at a Signing Ceremony for the United […]
1/27/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are in very close communication with China concerning the virus. Very few cases reported in USA, but strongly on watch. We have offered China and President Xi any help that is necessary. Our experts are extraordinary!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 27, 2020 9:56 am […]
1/27/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “[President Trump is] the worst possible person to lead our country through a global health challenge… The outbreak of a new coronavirus, which has already infected more than 2,700 people and killed over 80 in China, will get worse before it gets better. Cases have been confirmed in a dozen countries, […]
1/24/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates their efforts and transparency. It will all work out well. In particular, on behalf of the American People, I want to thank President Xi!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Jan. 24, 2020 4:18 pm […]
1/22/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: [Maria Bartiromo: “So, do you think that people should be worried [about coronavirus] when they’re traveling in the airport?”] “No, not at all. I don’t think they should be worried. This is one person out of tens of millions of people that travel and we just announced it yesterday, and it’s all taken care […]
1/22/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19: [Maria Bartiromo: “What about this coronavirus?”] “Yes, we have one person right now, as you know, quarantined, and we got lucky, actually. But, we’re in great shape. We have — CDC did a fantastic job. Immediately got the person and we think we’re in good shape. And I think China’s in good shape too, […]
1/22/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have it [coronavirus] totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” -CNBC, “CNBC Transcript: President Donald Trump Sits Down with CNBC’s Joe Kernen at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,” cnbc.com, Jan. 22, 2020 […]
1/1/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “By the final days of December, and no later than January 1, a warning [about coronavirus] would have appeared in the President’s Daily Brief—the classified summary of international developments distilled from all intelligence agencies and passed to the president and a handful of advisers. ‘It was in the briefings by the beginning […]
10/25/2019
[Note: On Oct. 25, 2019, Joe Biden retweeted an Oct. 24, 2020 Washington Post article, “None of these 195 countries — the U.S. included — is fully prepared for a pandemic, report says,” along with his own comment as shown below. Although COVID-19 was about two months away at the time of Biden’s quote, we decided to […]