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By Reuters 
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US President Donald Trump, quarantined on Friday after testing positive for Covid-19, has played down the pandemic for months, avoiding the masks, criticizing those who wear them and holding large demonstrations with unmasked supporters against of the council of public health professionals.
While facing harsh criticism for his response to an outbreak that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States, the president has touted his handling of the crisis. Here is a timeline of some of their comments:
January 22 to CNBC: “We have it totally under control. She is a person who comes from China and we have her under control. It’s going to be OK “.
Jan 24 tweet: “China has been working very hard to contain the Coronavirus. The United States greatly appreciates your efforts and transparency. It will all work out. In particular, on behalf of the American people, I want to thank President Xi!”
23 of February to journalists: “We are very involved. We are very, very aware of everything that is happening. We have it very under control in this country.”
February 27 at the White House: “It’s going to disappear. One day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear. “
March 10th after meeting Republican senators: “This was unexpected … And it hit the world. And we’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job of it. And it will go away. Just keep calm. It will go away.”
March 13 to reporters: “Yes, no, I am not responsible at all, because they gave us a – a set of circumstances and they gave us rules, regulations and specifications from a different time.”
March, 15th in a briefing at the White House: “This is a very contagious virus. Is incredible. But it’s something we have tremendous control over. “
March 18th tweet: “I have always taken the Chinese virus very seriously and have done a very good job from the beginning, including my initial decision to close the ‘borders’ of China, against the wishes of almost everyone.”
April 3 at a White House briefing: “With the masks, it will really be a voluntary thing. You can do it, you don’t have to. I choose not to do it, but some people may want to do it and that’s okay … As I salute presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens … I don’t see it for myself, just don’t. “
April 23rd at a White House briefing: “I see the disinfectant, where it removes it in a minute, a minute, and is there a way to do something like that by injecting inside or almost cleaning? Because you see that it reaches the lungs and does a large number in the lungs, so it would be interesting to check. “Pressed later on the subject, Trump said he was not encouraging people to ingest disinfectant and described his comments as sarcasm.
May 21th on a visit to the Ford plant: “I put a (mask) on my back area. I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it. “
12th of July before publicly donning a mask for the first time: “When you’re in a hospital, especially in that particular setting when you’re talking to a lot of soldiers, people who in some cases are just getting up from the operating table, I think it’s a great thing to do. wear a mask. “
July 21 announcing a change of mind at a White House briefing: “We are asking everyone when you can’t socially distance yourself, wear a mask, get a mask. Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they will have an effect and we need everything we can get … I will use it, gladly … Anything that can potentially help … is a good thing. “
September 29th in a presidential debate, after pulling a mask out of his pocket: “I wear masks when necessary. When necessary, I wear masks.” Ridiculing Democratic rival Joe Biden for wearing them regularly, he said, “I don’t wear masks like him. Every time you see him, he has a mask. He could be talking 200 feet from them and he shows up with the biggest mask I’ve ever seen.”
September 29th when asked during the debate if he was concerned about the spread of the disease at his rallies: “Well, so far we haven’t had any problems. It’s outside, that’s a big difference according to experts. And we do it outside, we have a tremendous crowds, as you can see … We had no negative effects, no negative effects. We had no negative effects, and we have had 35,40,000 people in some of these demonstrations. “
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