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It didn’t have to be this bad.

"You know, a lot of people think that goes away in April with the heat — as the heat comes in. Typically, that will go away in April."

February 10, 2020

"[China] — they’ve had a rough patch, and I think right now they have it — it looks like they’re getting it under control more and more. They’re getting it more and more under control. So I think that’s a problem that’s going to go away."

February 25, 2020

"[W]hen you have 15 people, and the 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero, that’s a pretty good job we’ve done."

February 26, 2020

"It’s going to disappear. One day — it’s like a miracle — it will disappear. And from our shores, we — you know, it could get worse before it gets better. It could maybe go away. We’ll see what happens. Nobody really knows."

February 27, 2020

"I don’t think people are panicking. I said last night — we did an interview on Fox last night, a town hall. I think it was very good. And I said, ‘Calm. You have to be calm.’ It’ll go away."

March 6, 2020

"We’re prepared, and we’re doing a great job with it. And it will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away."

March 10, 2020

"You know, we need a little a separation until such time as this goes away. It’s going to go away. It’s going to go away."

March 12, 2020

"Stay calm. It will go away. You know it — you know it is going away, and it will go away. And we’re going to have a great victory."

March 30, 2020

"It’s going to go away, hopefully at the end of the month. And, if not, hopefully it will be soon after that."

March 31, 2020

"It is going to go away. It is going away."

April 3, 2020

"It did go — it will go away."

April 7, 2020

"But I think what happens is it’s going to go away. This is going to go away. And whether it comes back in a modified form in the fall, we’ll be able to handle it."

April 28, 2020

"It’s going to go. It’s going to leave. It’s going to be gone. It’s going to be eradicated. And it might take longer. It might be in smaller sections. It’ll be — it won’t be what we had. And we also learned a lot."

April 29, 2020

"And I think we’re doing very well on the vaccines but, with or without a vaccine, it’s going to pass, and we’re going to be back to normal."

May 5, 2020

"Because, you know, this virus is going to disappear. It’s a question of when. Will it come back in a small way? Will it come back in a fairly large way? But we know how to deal with it now much better."

May 6, 2020

"It’s going to go away, and it’s — we’re not going to see it again, hopefully, after a period of time. ... We’ll be able to put them out. You may have some flare-ups next year, but eventually, it’s going to be gone. I mean, it’s going to be gone."

May 8, 2020

"And if we don’t, we’re going to be like so many other cases, where you had a problem come in, it’ll go away — at some point, it’ll go away. It may flare up, and it may not flare up. We’ll have to see what happens."

May 15, 2020

"So I think that’s — but even without that [a vaccine or therapeutics], you know, at some point this stuff goes away and it’s going away."

June 15, 2020

"I always say, even without it [a vaccine], it goes away."

June 16, 2020

"[I]f you look, the numbers are very minuscule compared to what it was. It’s dying out."

June 17, 2020

"But I will tell you, we’re very close to a vaccine, and we’re very close to therapeutics, really good therapeutics. And — but even without that — I don’t even like to talk about that, because it’s fading away. It’s going to fade away."

June 17, 2020

"And it is dying out. The numbers are starting to get very good."

June 18, 2020

"And I think we are going to be very good with the coronavirus. I think that, at some point, that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope."

July 1, 2020

"I’ll be right eventually. I will be right eventually. You know I said, ‘It’s going to disappear.’ I’ll say it again. It’s going to disappear, and I’ll be right."

July 19, 2020

"Well, the virus will disappear. It will disappear."

July 21, 2020

"We’re gonna beat it, yeah. We’re going to beat it. And with time, you’re going to be it — time. You know, I say, it’s going to disappear. And they say, ‘Oh, that’s terrible.’ He said — well, it’s true. I mean, it’s going to disappear."

July 22, 2020

"This thing’s going away. It will go away like things go away."

August 5, 2020

"It’s going away. No, it’ll go away like things go away. Absolutely. No question in my mind. It will go away. Hopefully sooner rather than later."

August 5, 2020

"Think of it, we’re almost back to where we were, and we’re still in the pandemic, which will be going away, as I say, it’ll be going away. And they scream, how you can you say that? I said, because it’s gonna be going away."

August 13, 2020

"And as soon as the plague is gone — we have vaccines coming, we have therapeutics coming, and it’s going to be gone. And it’s gonna be gone soon."

August 17, 2020

"It’s all coming back so fast and you’ll see it, and the pandemic goes away. The vaccines are going to be, I believe, announced very soon."

August 24, 2020

"Well, once you get to a certain number — you know, we use the word herd, right. Once you get to a certain number, it’s going to go away."

August 31, 2020

"It is gonna disappear. It’s gonna disappear. I still say it."

September 15, 2020

"But it’s going to disappear. It is disappearing. And vaccines are going to help, and the therapeutics are going to help a lot."

October 10, 2020

"The vaccine will end the pandemic. But it’s ending anyway. I mean, they go crazy when I say it. It’s going to peter out and it’s going to end."

October 15, 2020

"Even without the vaccine, the pandemic’s going to end. It’s gonna run its course. It’s gonna end. They’ll go crazy. He said ‘without the vaccine’ — watch, it’ll be a headline tomorrow. These people are crazy. No, it’s running its course."

October 16, 2020