That's actually him dodging the question. Here is a more direct answer:
While Trump encouraged more Americans to get inoculated, he said he’s opposed to mandating the shots.
“I’m a conservative person,” he said. “And you have to maintain your freedoms.”
“I love our people, so I want our people to take the vaccines. But at the same time, I have to tell you, you can’t mandate it. You can’t force it. And I don’t think it’s going to be necessary because this thing is going to eventually go away.”
That's actually him dodging the question. Here is a more direct answer:
Quoted from:
‘The vaccines do work:’ Trump says he’s proud of the coronavirus vaccines but rejects any mandates https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vaccine-coronavirus-mandates/2021/09/01/34e23604-0b6f-11ec-9781-07796ffb56fe_story.html