The question came as Trump was speaking to the press on the South Lawn of the White House while departing for an event in Sterling, Virginia.
A reporter pressed the President on the hantavirus situation, beginning with asking if he had an update on the virus.
“We have it,” Trump responded. “We have very good people looking at it. It seems to be okay. They know the virus very well. They’ve worked with it for a long time.”
The president continued, “They know it very well, not easy to pass on. So we hope that’s true.”
In a follow-up question, the reporter added, “On the hantavirus– Will you reconsider leaving the World Health Organization because of the outbreak of hantavirus?”
“No, we seem to have things under very good control. They know that virus very well. It’s been around a long time,” Trump asserted.
“Not easily transferable, unlike COVID. But we’ll see. We’re studying it very closely. We have very good people studying it very closely,” he added.
Reporter: Will you reconsider leaving the WHO because of the HantaVirus?
Trump: No. We seem to have things under control. Not easily transferable but we’ll see.pic.twitter.com/dtdtp7emYt
The hantavirus outbreak in question occurred aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-operated expedition cruise ship.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
