Sept. 29—During the first debate, accusing Joe Biden of being soft on crime: “You can’t even say the word ‘law enforcement,’” Trump said. “If he ever got to run this country…our suburbs would be gone.”
Sept. 29—Pressed by both moderator Chris Wallace and Biden to condemn White supremacists, Trump demurred. “Give me a name,” Trump said. “Who would you like me to condemn?” “The Proud Boys,” Biden interjected. “The Proud Boys, stand back and stand by,” Trump said. “But I’ll tell you what, I’ll tell you what, somebody’s got to do something about antifa and the left.”
Aug. 26—On the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the shooting of a Black man in the back in front of his children: “They must stop calling these anarchists and agitators ‘peaceful protestors.’ Come back into the real world.”
Aug. 21—During his speech to the Council for National Policy: “And nobody has done more for the Black community or the Hispanic community than we have. But nobody has — I don’t think anybody, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln. But nobody has done more.”
Aug. 13 – In July, the “Washington Post” reported that President Trump had told more than 20,000 “false or misleading claims” over the course of his presidency. When S.V. Date of the “Huffington Post” asked him: “Mr President, after three and a half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you’ve done to the American people?” All Trump said was “What?” and then went on to the next reporter.
Aug. 12—On Joe Biden’s choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as a running mate: “…some people would say that men are insulted by that. And some people would say it’s fine. I don’t know.”
July 19—During a “Fox News” interview, when repeatedly questioned about the coronavirus, Trump repeatedly assured Americans the virus would be under control soon. He said, “At some point, the disease will sort of disappear, I hope. I’ll be right eventually.”
May 21—On the news that 1.5 million have tested positive for COVID-19: “So when we have a lot of cases, I don’t look at that as a bad thing. I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing, because it means our testing is much better. So I view it as a badge of honor. Really, it’s a badge of honor.”
April 23—On killing the (COVID-19) virus: “Suppose that we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light.”
He later added “And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning?
April 14—How hard it is on him to be president: “I have been brutalized for the last four years. I used to do well, before I decided to run for politics. But I guess I’m doing OK, because, to the best of my knowledge, I’m the president of the United States, despite the things that are said.”
April 14—On the “New York Times,” probably the most prestigious newspaper in the world: “It’s a fake newspaper, and they write fake stories.”
April 9—On the shortage of ventilators: “Nobody’s asking for ventilators.”
March 20—At a press conference when asked about the rapid spread of COVID-19 and his suggestion to use hydroxychloroquine, Trump said: “I feel good about it—you’re gonna see, you’re gonna see soon enough. And we have certainly some very big samples of people. If you look at the people, there are a lot of people that are in big trouble. . . . Let’s see what happens. We have nothing to lose. You know the expression: ‘What the hell do you have to lose?’”
March 6—On COVID-19’s potential: “Within a couple of days, [infections are] going to be down to close to zero. One day, it’s like a miracle. It will disappear.”
Jan. 24—asked if he was worried about the virus: “No. Not at all. We have it totally under control. It’s going to be fine.”
