In an exclusive interview with conservative political commentator and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon, former President Donald Trump weighed in for the first time on the rising concerns over adverse events linked to COVID-19 vaccines.

On Wednesday, Dixon told Trump about hardships faced by Americans since the onset of the pandemic. She questioned Trump on his stance regarding potential future COVID-19-related shutdowns.

"We had a booming economy with you before COVID. COVID stole so much from us. We lost our loved ones. We suffered major learning loss. Our kids really suffered mental health strain. Costs have gone through the roof. And now we're hearing that Kentucky is shutting down two school systems because of COVID again. So people are panicked that these shutdowns are going to return. What happens in a Trump administration when COVID comes back?" Dixon asked.

President Trump made it clear that his administration would not be implementing shutdowns.

"Well, we don't do shutdowns, for one thing, and it sounds to me like if something's coming back, they blame everything," Trump said, expressing skepticism toward the notion that the ongoing health crisis was solely due to COVID-19.

"They say it's COVID because they love using the word COVID. If you have a flu season, they call it COVID. We had that then too, by the way. You had a lot of flu. You had a lot of this, and they like to say everything's COVID. But let's see what happens. I mean, there could be something happening," Trump added.