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Asked about a deadly hantavirus outbreak from a cruise ship, President Donald Trump said he hopes “it’s fine” and suggested there was limited action he could take as president.
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Trump made the comment Monday in the White House as countries around the world repatriated passengers.
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“I hope it’s fine. All I can do is everything that a president can do, which is something — which is actually somewhat limited,” Trump said.
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Among the cruise ship passengers who tested positive were a French woman and an American. Some experts have said U.S. authorities were slow to respond, but Trump said he thought the response was, “I think fine.”
“The one thing with this one is that it’s much harder to catch,” Trump said. “It’s been around for a long time, people are very familiar with it.”
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