“It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” — January 22, 2020.
“I think the virus is going to be — it’s going to be fine.” — February 10, 2020.
“Because of all we’ve done, the risk to the American people remains very low. … When 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.” — February 26, 2020.
“It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” — February 28, 2020.
“This is their new hoax.” — February 28, 2020
“So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!” — March 9, 2020.
“This is a very contagious virus. It’s incredible. But it’s something that we have tremendous control over.” — March 15, 2020.
“If you’re talking about the virus, no, that’s not under control for any place in the world.” — March 16, 2020.
“I always treated the Chinese Virus very seriously, and have done a very good job from the beginning” — March 18, 2020.
“No, I’ve always viewed it as serious, there was no difference yesterday from days before. I feel the tone is similar but some people said it wasn’t.” — March 18, 2020.