8 min readThis is only the sixth time such an emergency has been declared, with past examples including the Ebola outbreak and the Zika virus.Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Thursday said the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China -- which has killed at least 170 people thus far -- could be good for bringing jobs back to the United States, as companies review their supply chains and potentially move out of China.
"This is not about trade, jobs or any of that," Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council, told reporters at the White House when asked about Ross' comments. But they added,"It is also important to consider the ramifications of doing business with a country that has a long history of covering up real risks to its own people and the rest of the world."
I wish I owned a dust mask company right now
A bit callous, right off the top there.
Automation. Learn to program. And stop being racist.
Send ANTIFA to China! 👍😊⚖️
A helluva way to bring that about.
This attack on China coming at this time of realDonaldTrump's trade war tensions with China, Huawei related hostages and worldwide diplomatic sabotage of China, all points to Tяump's🤑 biowarfare attack on China for the sake of slowing down China's economy. Mission accomplished
Kristol. Agree.
Cold.
Don't know if this makes sense but what if those supply chains involved products meant only for China & other countries but not us. How does that bring jobs back to the U.S.
Only Wilbur coul Only Wilbur would find a pandemic a good thing.
What is he drinking? Businesses don't make compulsive decisions like that (at least not successful ones). Another embarrassing statement from the Trump administration. BTW, coronaviruses don't observe borders, SecretaryRoss .
Really! Come to the US and get the flu. Is Mr Ross a Medical Social Worker?
Commerce Secy is a total moron. But, so is the test of his team
This is a silly statement, but the fact that all pandemics have come out of Asia should makes us rethink having that much business in China. Be prepared for Trump to start tweeting something along these lines.
Sad.
61,000 Americans died of the FLU in 2019 and our life expectancy dropped for third year in a row. Not a good recipe for healthy work force Z
Right now there is a shortage of hospital gowns in places in the US. They were made in China.
Yea-we've heard.....another great thing said from the Trump administration (and Trump does that so well, himself...)🙄
Americans have grown very dependent on Chinese manufacturing. It will be interesting to see the effect coronavirus has on the supply chains.
Would be ironic if he caught the coronavirus.
Just so his own portfolio is growing, who cares about the rest of the planet?
Here we go, you got the origin of coronavirus and also you can find out now that how it is created in the very 1st place. Just need a little CIA black site style meeting.
Wilbur’s a damn ghoul. coronavirus
Coronavirus is a short term problem and it won’t solve long term greed.
Stupid statement
This guy is a joke. What a horrible thing to say.
Terrible comment by Wilbur Ross. I guess he can live with innocent dead people on his conscience, after all we are ALL PEASANTS as far as he is concerned. A millionaire's thoughts, what can I say?
Sounds like a Trump tweet
So dead Chinese = better American Jobs
He’s not wrong. Why do people get upset about facts?🤷🏼♂️
Because that should be the focus right now.
Insensitive
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