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Donald Trump: “They know the virus very well. Not easy to pass on.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Gaggles with Press Before Departing the White House, May 8, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 03:47

We have it. 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. They know the virus very well. Not easy to pass on. So we hope that's true. President Trump, from all the topics that you discussed with the president of Brazil, it was a long meeting, right? Yeah, we had a great meeting. (03:47–03:55)

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Asserts that [the Hantavirus] is well-known and not easy to pass on.

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