Trump Insists Coronavirus ‘Will Disappear’ as Cases Surge Across the US

President Donald Trump still believes the coronavirus “will disappear” despite the country’s record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases.

During an interview with Fox Business Wednesday, Trump expressed confidence about a rapid, “V-shaped” economic recovery and the coronavirus disappearing.

“We’re headed back in a very strong fashion with a ‘V,'” Trump said, referring to a V-shaped recovery. “And I think we’re going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that at some point that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope.”

Fox reporter Blake Burman asked Trump for clarity regarding his stance on the coronavirus and whether or not he really believes the virus will go away.

The president responded, “I do. Yeah, sure. At some point, and I think we’re going to have a vaccine very soon, too.”

See Trump’s remarks below:

The president’s latest remarks follow multiple comments that resulted in him being accused of downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Trump has made multiple, contradicting statements alluding to the idea of the virus may somehow disappear.

Trump’s previously claimed the virus is “going to disappear, one day. It’s like a miracle. It will disappear.” That remark was made just two weeks before the United States shut down due to the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

During a recent interview, the president expressed similar sentiments saying the coronavirus is “dying out