Trump told reporters at a news conference Wednesday evening he was not labeling Pence a"czar."
"I think every aspect of our society should be prepared," including schools, he said,"just in case." But, he added,"We don't think we'll be there."Trump noted that tens of thousands of people in the United States die every year from influenza, and that coronavirus -- so far -- had not nearly approached that level."There's a chance it won't spread, too. And there's a chance it will.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Feb. 26, 2020, in Washington. President Donald Trump holds a document as he gives a news conference at the White House in Washington, Feb. 26, 2020.That appeared to contrast with remarks the president made at a press conference in New Delhi earlier in the day, when he said the situation was"under control" and that it was a"problem that's going to go away."
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday morning he's preparing a detailed Democratic request for emergency coronavirus funding totaling $8.5 billion. It's expected to be finalized Wednesday and sent to appropriators. CDC Director Anthony Fauci said that since a potential vaccine would take a year and a half to develop, in order to contain the virus in the short term, the focus had to remain on public health measures.Anne Schuchat, the CDC's principal deputy director, encouraged people to prepare.
Trump acknowledged coronavirus had played a role, but he also said investors' fears of a Democrat winning the presidency this year had contributed, too.
So the US response to the coronavirus pandemic is to pray it away
Sorry his number one priority is himself getting re-elected. Full stop.
This ABC News description sounds like relatively normal stuff. However that press briefing was incoherent, rambling, & demonstrated a disturbing ignorance. Why paper over this since it's just as newsworthy as anything they actually said there? He also lied about things! Cover it!
REMOVE THE GOP ! REMOVE TRUMP IN NOVEMBER !!!!!!!!!
He’s gonna combat it with prayer.
Now let's put the only guy in here who has a record of screwing up in an outbreak situation before, in charge...
Oh good the pence strategy: put it in a re-education camp and try to convince it that it was just the flu all along and not to give into those sinful corona urges.
Pence couldn't lead a two car funeral down a one way Street....
Why do you promote this dismal Admin's irresponsible claims?
Unlike his supporters, not believing anything the president says. His body language speaks loudly that he’s just talking without knowing what he’s saying. Looking to CDC and NIH for information and direction. Experts not loyalist cronies.
Oh, brother!
Trump doesn’t know sh**.
Excuse me. If you are going to run a comedy site like this, you should really leave some hints that it is.
Given the cavalier way this administration views the crisis and then appointing a science denier to lead a science based problem exponentially amplifies risk. Wake up to voters!
so in short, we're fucked.
I hope people arent stupid enough to believe this hogwash coming from trump.
So In 2018, realDonaldTrump fires the government’s entire pandemic response chain of command, including the White House management infrastructure, and replaces it with Pence + White House staff to lead the fight against COVID-19? If this doesn't wake up Trumpers, nothing will.
Just call Mike Pence “Colt Seavers”. When this blows up, Mike will be “The Fall Guy”.
Thank God the virus has ears 😂
Translation: Stop pulling out of the stock market. It's my only real talking point with intelligent supporters.
tRUmp lied...again. Pencedemic
Heaven help us if mike pence is in
Lol so he is telling the truth this time?
I think this Coronavirus is an intended spread hysteria.
Why? Because someone in the MEDICAL FIELD is doing security 🙄
MikePence, who enabled an HIV outbreak as Governor of Indiana, will lead US coronavirus response Track record of ignoring PublicHealth evidence. NoConfidence realDonaldTrump CDCgov WHO UN UN Global Health Crises Task Force
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