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  • 2020-03-18 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This Timeline of Trump's Coronavirus Responses Accurate? (en)
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  • On March 17, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that he had known the new coronavirus would result in a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic. But this statement rung hollow for some listeners, who noted that Trump had been downplaying the COVID-19 coronavirus disease since it first started spreading widely in China in January. The following day the hashtag #Trumpliedpeopledied was the top trending topic on Twitter, and a meme supposedly containing more than a dozen quotes from Trump in which he minimized the impact of the disease started to circulate on social media. It's unclear who created this list of Trump's Responses to the Coronavirus Outbreak, but it seems to align with reporting from The New York Times, NBC News, and The Washington Post. Generally speaking, the quotes in this list and the provided dates are all accurate. However, it should be noted that this list is not exhaustive and it does not document all the of the actions taken by Trump's administration. For the source and context of each quote, keep scrolling: Trump made this comment on the CNBC show Squawk Box during an interview with Joe Kernen at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. At the time, there were 500 cases reported in China and the first had just been recorded in the United States. Source: CNBC Trump made this comment on the Fox News program Hannity. A few days prior to this interview, the Trump administration suspended entry to the United States of foreign nationals who had recently visited China (excluding Hong Kong and Macau). Source: Fox News This comment was published on Trump's Twitter account. On the same day, the White House asked Congress for $1.25 billion to help fund the government's response to COVID-19 and stocks plummeted. Source: Twitter This comment was published on Trump's Twitter account. Source: Twitter This is a mash-up of two comments Trump made during a trip to New Delhi, India, to meet with business leaders. Here's an excerpt from a White House readout of Trump's remarks at this business round table (emphasis ours): The second portion of this quote comes from another statement Trump made during this same trip. New York Post reported: The White House later clarified that Trump meant that the United States was close to a vaccine for Ebola, not the coronavirus. Source: The White House, New York Post Trump made this remark during a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. Trump was asked if schools should be preparing for an outbreak. He responded: Source: The White House Trump made this comment to attendees at an African American History Month reception at the White House. At the time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was warning that COVID-19 would spread across the United States. Source: CNN Trump made this comment while talking to reporters on the White House lawn. Vox reporter Aaron Rupar shared a video of Trump's comments: Trump asked this question during a meeting with pharmaceutical executives and public health officials. One of the health officials flatly responded: No. https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4859631/user-clip-take-solid-flu-vaccine Source: Vox Trump made this comment during the same meeting mentioned above. This quote appears in a transcript of the meeting provided by the White House (emphasis ours): Source: The White House Trump made this comment during an interview on Fox News. At the time, the CDC was urging employers to have workers stay home. Source: CBS News Trump's work comment caused significant controversy, leading Trump to clarify his remarks on Twitter. While Trump truly did say that some of them go to work, which may have downplayed the seriousness of the situation, he didn't recommend at this time that people should keep going to work despite the pandemic. Source: Twitter Trump made this remark while touring the CDC facility in Atlanta, Georgia. Here's a larger excerpt of Trump's comment from the White House's record: At the time Trump made this comment, cases of COVID-19 in the United States had jumped to over 300. Source: The White House This comment also came during Trump's visit to the CDC facility in Atlanta, Georgia. At the time, the United States had only conducted about 2,000 coronavirus tests. Source: The White House Again, this comment was made during Trump's visit to the CDC in Georgia. Source: The White House Again, this comment was made as Trump toured the CDC facility in Georgia. At the time, the Grand Princess cruise ship was being held off the coast of San Francisco, California, and carrying passengers sickened with COVID-19. Here's a video of Trump's comment: Source: The White House This comment was published on Trump's Twitter account. Source: Twitter This comment also comes from Trump's Twitter account. Source: Twitter Trump made this comment while speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill after meeting with Republican senators. Trump's full comments can be seen in a transcript from the White House: Source: The White House Trump declared a National Emergency to help the government respond to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 13, 2020. Source: The White House (en)
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