Trump has been abundantly clear that he has never said the virus was a hoax. He said that the Democrats were perpetrating a hoax in response.
I see, so the virus was not a hoax, but taking it seriously was a hoax. Either way, the message seemed to change last night.
The president made a mistake when he said on February 26th that the cases would go down to “zero” very quickly. Those were his words. I believe there were only 6 known cases at that time.
It’s an understandable mistake since nobody had any idea the virus was already widespread in this country. But still, he took a while to come around to the fact this is a serious problem. I appreciated his serious tone last night and the steps he’s now taking. He may have to do a lot more if this thing expands.