Predicts 15 COVID cases will soon be 'down to close to zero'

At a White House briefing, Trump downplayed the threat of the coronavirus, stating: 'When 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.' This prediction, based on no scientific evidence, signaled the administration's strategy of minimization and denial that would characterize its response for months.

"The 15 within a couple of days is going to be down to close to zero." — White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing