« It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, » Trump acknowledged. « Something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the…
« It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better, » Trump acknowledged. « Something I don’t like saying about things, but that’s the way it is. »
Trump returned to the podium Tuesday in an effort to respond to criticism surrounding his administration’s response to the coronavirus as cases continue to surge in several states. In a major departure from his recent events, Trump tread lightly around politics, never once mentioning his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, during the 27-minute briefing.
« We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask, » Trump said in perhaps his most explicit endorsement on that issue to date. « Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they’ll have an effect. We need everything we can get. »
Despite the warnings, Trump offered a generally rosy assessment of his administration’s response to the virus, saying scientists have « learned so much about this disease » and predicting vaccines would be coming « a lot sooner than anyone thought possible. »
He repeated his assertion the virus will eventually « disappear, » a line that has drawn criticism from his Democratic opponents in the past.
« Moments after reading from his script and saying the outbreak would get worse before it gets better, Trump just reverted to his lie that the virus will simply ‘disappear’ – an assumption that has had deadly consequences for thousands of innocent Americans, » Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates tweeted.
