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President Donald Trump discussed the hantavirus outbreak on Monday, saying, “We think we’re in very good shape. We’re very careful.”
Civil guard members approach the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, on a motorboat, at the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Spain May 11, 2026.
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“It’s been around for a long time,” he said of the hantavirus. “People are very familiar with it. So, you know, I hope it’s fine.”
“All I can do is, everything that a president can do, which is something which is actually somewhat limited,” he continued.
Trump also defended his withdrawal from the World Health Organization earlier this year, saying he is “glad” he made this decision.
“No, I’m glad,” Trump said when asked if he regrets withdrawing from WHO.
“We weren’t being treated well, and they were making the wrong diagnoses,” he claimed, later arguing that the organization either “lied” to him or “didn’t know.”
-ABC News’ Emily Chang
