March 7th, 2020

When asked if he was troubled by coronavirus cases in the Washington, DC area, President Trump stated: “No, I’m not concerned at all.” (1)

March 17th, 2020:

President Trump, at a press briefing: “I’ve always known this is a real—this is a pandemic. I felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic … I’ve always viewed it as very serious.” (2)

(1) https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/08/trump-response-coronavirus-washington-dc/4994189002/
(2) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/trumps-lies-about-coronavirus/608647/