{"id":1929895,"date":"2026-05-11T18:29:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1929895"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:29:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:29:36","slug":"president-trump-says-i-hope-its-fine-when-asked-about-hantavirus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1929895","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Says &#8216;I Hope It&#8217;s Fine&#8217; When Asked About Hantavirus Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/46\/16by9\/2026\/05\/11\/46c0d39bf7e0477bb235ab892d1af2c2_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">President Trump Says &#8216;I Hope It&#8217;s Fine&#8217; When Asked About Hantavirus Outbreak<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">President Trump<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Tries to Mouse-Trap Hantavirus Fears &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8216;I Hope It&#8217;s Fine&#8217;!!!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-11T11:29:36-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 11, 2026<br \/>\n                            11:29 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-cdbdb2a1fb171f23c33be5162f1f9cb7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7743850d-d856-4e4b-96f0-14a158d3e76c-713596981-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8e\/16by9\/2026\/05\/11\/8eece18f90cd42e2bcf33f258139f075_md.png\" alt=\"051126 donald trump hantavirus kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-7743850d-d856-4e4b-96f0-14a158d3e76c-713596981-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">DOING OUR BEST<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/donald-trump-gives-update-on-hantavirus-05-11-2026\/\">Video: Trump Weighs In on Hantavirus, Says He Hopes Situation Is Under Control<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-517379655bed864dc43134cd6232d09b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>says the U.S. has the hantavirus situation under control &#8230; but he admits there&#8217;s only so much he can do as fears grow over the deadly cruise ship outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-49be5722b35685c1734bbb5799d8c509\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Trump addressed the increasing panic Monday from the Oval Office &#8230; telling reporters, &#8220;I hope it&#8217;s fine,&#8221; while insisting the country is in &#8220;very good shape&#8221; &#8212; despite the virus, which comes from contact with infected rodent waste, spreading aboard the stricken cruise ship MV Hondius.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bad85fbb54ea65df6972dae55bcd1a26\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260504_78ab5c26216244529514b86ed7ef2948\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e022489f-1ec7-46ab-bef7-0d3efa503ef7\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/78\/4by3\/2026\/05\/04\/78ab5c26216244529514b86ed7ef2948_md.jpg\" alt=\"MV Hondius Cruise SHIP getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fc163ea33ea99a1db73ad8f50f63c4fe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>POTUS added &#8230; &#8220;All I can do is everything that a president can do, which is actually somewhat limited.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-557c29ddba59f451ed7b25aa25af63d4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Trump downplayed the overall threat &#8230; pointing to the fact hantavirus traditionally doesn&#8217;t spread easily between humans &#8212; though the Andes strain linked to the cruise ship outbreak is the one known version capable of transmitting through close contact involving bodily fluids.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0ed43820c260efca2a4fe6de18043091\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260510_448c2560e4d24db9ad1151e12f5d3e13\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e022489f-1ec7-46ab-bef7-0d3efa503ef7\" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"image\"}'><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/4by3\/2026\/05\/10\/448c2560e4d24db9ad1151e12f5d3e13_md.jpg\" alt=\"Mv Hondius passengers leave boat getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3a6960ca0990f3e6b9fd2eaccdc42369\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>As we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/11\/hantavirus-cruise-american-passenger-tests-positive-one-has-symptoms\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>reported<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; 17 American passengers from the MV Hondius are now back in the U.S. after being evacuated from the ship, where at least three people died and eight others were infected during the outbreak. One returned passenger has already tested positive, while another is reportedly showing symptoms and being monitored in a specialized quarantine unit.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-092b9739e079426411264ca80c4bbf39\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/06\/cruise-virus-outbreak-23-passengers-went-worldwide\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>At least 23 passengers<\/strong><\/a> on the Hondius got off the ship during a stop on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena in April &#8212; despite the fact people onboard had already gotten sick and at least one passenger had died. The outbreak has sparked serious COVID flashbacks worldwide &#8230; though the World Health Organization says it still doesn\u2019t meet the criteria for a pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0bf5c3b36930c591169da3c90b2c5876\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-7acd0519-eeef-4373-8f94-6f506d13ecb2-1262424818-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/21\/16by9\/2026\/05\/08\/21bcb790f904471683d478f678251995_md.png\" alt=\"050826 dr ashish jha live kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-7acd0519-eeef-4373-8f94-6f506d13ecb2-1262424818-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">VIRAL UPDATE<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/dr-ashish-jha-hantavirus-tmz-live-interview-05-08-2026\/\">Video: Medical Expert Dr. Ashish Jha Pushes Back on Hantavirus Panic<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ae37213400528ec56ea10d951ab8559e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>Trump, meanwhile, says he\u2019s got no regrets about pulling the U.S. out of the WHO during his presidency.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-82bc27e92c61ab6a804017680866a6e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context='{\"section\":\"permalink\",\"name\":\"text_block\"}'>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s a lot of money and we weren\u2019t being treated well,&#8221; 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