I’ve felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic. THE FACTS: Not once did Trump describe the COVID-19 outbreak as a possible pandemic until after the WHO declared it so on March 11. Asked, for instance, by CNBC on Jan. 22 if there were worries about a pandemic, Trump said, "No. Two days before WHO’s pandemic declaration, Trump still painted a rosy picture on the coronavirus outlook. But Trump falsely suggested that the FDA had just cleared the drug specifically for the viral pandemic.

Source: ABC News March 23, 2020 05:03 UTC