Re: Yeah but... No but
"Snopes: "Despite creating some confusion with his remarks, Trump did not call the coronavirus a hoax.""
Given everything Trump has said, I'm pretty confident that Trump said both that and the complete opposite.
I do know he came up with various racist style names for Covid-19, in his usual disgusting demagogue style.
He caused violence against Chinese-looking people in USA (no surprise given Trump's moronic followers).