Claim: President Donald Trump said on March 17, "I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic." While it's not possible to know what Trump "felt," there's no doubt that Trump had minimized the threat of the new coronavirus for weeks in statement after statement.
Fact-check: Trump's Statements About the Coronavirus - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president donald trump said on march 17, "i felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic." while it's not possible to know what trump "felt," there's no doubt that trump had minimized the threat of the new coronavirus for weeks in statement after statement.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Rem Rieder
Date published: 2020-03-18T22:29:46