Trump COVID-19 Press Conference — 'It's Going to Disappear Like a Miracle'

At a White House press briefing on the emerging coronavirus pandemic, Trump tells Americans: 'It's going to disappear. One day — it's like a miracle — it will disappear.' He adds: 'We have it very much under control.' The statement encapsulates Trump's approach to pandemic communication: downplay severity, project false confidence, dismiss expert warnings. By the end of 2020, COVID-19 would become the third leading cause of death in the United States with over 350,000 American deaths.