Donald Trump actually said...

"It was our last chance really to do anything to stop this contagion."

"He made mask wearing a political issue and he undermined our response and we never got past that."

"You can't con people, at least not for long. You can create excitement. You can do wonderful promotion and get all kinds of press. And you can throw in a little hyperbole. But if you don't deliver the..."

"He was trying to ignore it and hope that it went away."