Trump discusses opening the country as coronavirus peak approaches

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Pres. Trump discusses opening the country as coronavirus peak approaches.

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The president also responded to questions about a tweet that suggested creating another White House coronavirus task force that would focus on the economy and reopening the country, he said that it is something he is thinking about.

President Donald Trump speaks at the daily coronavirus task force briefing in the press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, April 4, 2020.The president discussed a Saturday morning call he had with commissioners of most of the major sports to discuss the effects of coronavirus to the industry, emphasizing that he wants fans"back in the arena" as soon as they can be.

He said that sports aren't"designed" for closures, which he said is also true of the country, emphasizing that he wants citizens to get back to work. The president added on the shutdown,"We cannot let this continue," and said at some point a decision will have to be made.

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How can the peak be determined when everyone is not being tested

Seriously when He will start becoming a responsible President. Please take measures to protect your citizens. We don’t need press conferences from you.

This guy he should come to work out here then I'll go back to work 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I do not trust this man!

There is no comprehensive plan. Not one to agree or disagree with. No plan. What a leadership failure.

Drump is a devil!

Sounds more like his financial cronies are putting pressure on him. Also he himself is reportedly losing money and we all know that is more important then lost lives.

That is so not what he said! Way to twist the truth again!

I'm thinking if you were to shine a light in one ear you'd see light our the other.

Shame on ABC.

Only if he leads the way; among the masses.

President Trump places the Economy over Americans Lives we are just collateral damage to him.

When this national emergency is over I think Trump should be tried for dereliction of duty.

And we wonder why people keep using the term 'fake news'! Yes, he discussed it BUT not in the the way you are insinuating!!! He was talking about how important it is to get back to 'normal' when it is SAFE to do so!!!!!

Why isn’t our government working on a plan to open everything up safely? The answer to this pandemic should not have been stay home, but it was. The next step shouldn’t be ok, go back to normal. Where is the plan to live normal but safe?

Clueless

Gritting my teeth again. Is nobody home in this guy?

How can he even SUGGEST that when Dr Birx JUST told us that we shouldn't even leave the house for the essentials we were told we COULD shop for last week? Oh, yeah, and we're supposed to wear masks out in public, now. Everyone. Everyone but him. Frigin madness...…...

The most intellectually challenged and evil human being on planet earth !

Trump wants to open the country up & isn’t planning on wearing a mask. Cause most likely it’s just flu like symptoms ppl. I’ve had elderly ppl in my family who had it & recovered just fine.

He knows his presidency and re-election bid is on fire and burning to the ground. If he tries to reopen things prematurely he is only pouring fuel on the inferno.

TRUMP VIRUS

Great leader, rather have the Capt be the president. At least he didn't skip his duty to the USA over bone spurs. Great excuse for the president but what about the rest of his family gg back to G Pa. Used our freedom to get rich. No service record to show appreciation.

My wife, 22 year ICU nurse is leaving from Texas next week going to North Central in the Bronx. I have been buying PPE to take with her because of Trump making they kinds of statements. God please watch over her....

My wife, 22 year ICU nurse is leaving from Texas next week going to North Central in the Bronx. I'm have been buying PPE to take with her because of Trump makes they kinds of statements. God please watch over her....

I miss Obama, a real president!!

we must intensify our efforts to rid the US of the PlagueInTheWhiteHouse REMOVETRUMPNOW he is at war with our country and its people. This cannot continue

Let the CDC speak, let Dr. Fauci speak. Just stand there and shut up. Forcing a country to reopen be fore a handle on this will destroy things all over again.

Are u kidding? That is the dumbest thing yet!

🤬😡🤬😡🤬

ABC has twisted Trumps words again. For those liberals that continue to only get what Abc says it would be like reading a book and picking out a sentence and think u know it all of the book. U the viewer r 100 percent at fault. Watch 100 o/o press conference

Guess the infected & death toll is still not big enough. Someone wants the U.S. to have GREAT numbers of infections & deaths.

and no mask?

ABC IS FAKE NEWS

Does he know everyone I know thinks he is “not smart”?

This Canadian agrees with President Trump that we have to look to the future and maybe open parts of USA that virus has run its course! The Maritime Provinces May be able to open in May as virus appears to be under control! Thanks to Maritimes all doing what we where told!

But what would a competent leader do?

We want the vaccines

90% of us Americans will sacrifice As long as it takes for the 10% that are hospitalized and in critical condition. Open the country to soon and you will have even more blood on your hands than you have now.

Who knew this guy was a natural at this virus or pandemic as he like to call it. I think he missed his calling. He was also the best baseball player of his time but the bone spurs got in the way.

He just keeps trying to fuck us over.

We must get back to work ASAP

DON’T LISTEN TO realDonaldTrump!!! LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS, SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS. TRUMP WORKS OFF HIS “HUTCHES” AND “GUESSES”, AND LIES. senatemajldr TheJusticeDept WhiteHouse VP SpeakerPelosi GOPLeader FLOTUS GOP SecPompeo

President Trump is a failure.

What kind of stuff he is On !!! Loser Trumpdemic

Yeah, he wants to open his fucking hotels, he is loosing a lot of money every day.

Oh newyorks numbers are decreasing wow okay some hopefulnessat least

He is the exact definition of a failure. realDonaldTrump F A I L U R E!!!

Sorry to say but you haven't come close to this thing peaking. You need to start implementing curfew for this COVID-19 pandemic to start decreasing in America.

I really like him now. He is ridiculous funny one in the world. That sounds great and let's see what happens. Canada does not welcome you people coming

What’s disappointing is that some states’ governors are using Trump as basis for decision making. Like the Katy Perry song...he changes his mind like a girl changes clothes. Feels like we are being led by village idiot

Trump Organization Asks Deutsche Bank for Loan Payment Delay

what no wall ? haha

Wake up everyone, Trump is sliding into dementia.

It’s only the old with underlying conditions & ppl with obesity that are at a higher risk. Ppl that don’t have any underlying conditions recover very quick after getting Corona no matter what ur condition is my myth is EAT DAILY FRUITS & veggies to defeat the virus

👌👍👍👍

certified goon ass

Nonsense and criminal

DANGER DANGER DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!! WE NEED TO REMOVE TRUMP AND HIS ENTIRE KKKLAN IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Let's STOP the spread first? At this stage they probably now understand that COMPULSORY face and nose covering works? No more potentially infected droplets out there = no more virus to breath or even touch. Every day lost on this is dramatic in lives and jobs unnecessary lost.

Because his Mar-a- Lago resort doesn’t qualify for fed support, and his stock portfolio has crashed

pre -president ,soon , if not ,sooner or later

WHY NOT DURING THE PEAK SO EVERYONE GETS INFECTED

YES! Please open the country back up. This sucks.

So. So sad👎

Well? not for long we will be.

Why?

It’s not going away until you stay home for a few weeks ...no company ! Try to control the carriers ! Teens are the worst !

Had you put down the golf club n paid some attn to the warnings from many perhaps the deaths of so so many could have been avoided. Shame on you n all involved in this absolute debacle, this u can’t blame on anyone but that disappointment staring back in the mirror. Shame!

Fool!

OPEN THE FUCKING JOBS UP THE COUNTY IS GOING TO BE BROKE!!!!!

He’s nuts and a fruitcake

and the rest of the MSM are PANICKED because they’ve lost control of the narrative with Trump’s daily pressers.

You’re a virus and the enemy of the people.

We need to keep this country closed till after the election!

Comrade Putin is very proud of his pet monkey.

Please put this guy in a straightjacket! He is fukin crazy.

TrumpIsTheWORSTPresidentEVER TrumpVirusCoverup TrumpLiesPeopleDie TrumpMadness TrumpCrash realDonaldTrump

Is anybody still listening to this guy?

HE HAD TO CLOSE SOME OF HIS HOTELS SO HE IS LOSING MONEY & WE ARE PAYING OUR TAX DOLLARS OUT FOR POLICE TO GUARD HIS EMPTY HOTELS !!

Stop airing this dangerous bullshit!!

TrumpIsKillingAmericans

TAKE HIS ASS TO THE ZOO. PUT HIM IN WITH THE ALLIGATORS !

IGNORE THE “SELF SERVING” SCHIZOPHRENIC SCUM. DECENT AMERICANS WILL FOR SURE !

It's not about money it's about lives....opening and lifting the ban would be DISASTROUS right now

I would appreciate it if y’all would just ignore him.

Most people think it’s a great idea!

The guy fornicates on anything that is decent and honest in out society. He got the Anti-Christ thing down packed.

This is why I have nightmares. Listen to doctors and scientists!

wsteaks Great. Open open the freaking economy. 70 billion dollars a day the economy is closed. In 30 days 1/3 of the population will be not have a job. Worried about a virus? Stay home then.

Thes President doesn’t know S***

he's nutts. all gone.

You people lie and it’s why you’re gonna lose again.

All BS, but the image of Trump watching church services on his laptop is pretty funny.

ignorant and heartless.

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I HATE THIS 'MAN'!

Fauci/Birx voted for Hillary. They are tanking the economy on purpose. realDonaldTrump needs to stop working with them.

W. T. H. Here he goes again. Saying something stupid like we all know he can. I only hope. That this is not a joke. For we need to stay in.

Let’s see how many listen to the orange clown. I know NY NJ CT CA WA won’t so good luck to everyone else.

Your obvious bias is preventing you from doing your job. The President is weighing risks vs. reward and planning ahead.

I listened .... that’s right listened to the briefing.......he did NOT say that .....fakenews is at it again

Is he trying to suicide America.

I watched the entire press conference and President Trump DID NOT say that.

He has to have syphilis of the brain or something. This guy needs a major brain scan. He wants to open USA up and China is getting ready to close down again.

As he should. He’s there to offer hope and a light at the end of the tunnel

Well shouldn't there be a plan?

realDonaldTrump Perhaps the most ignorant thing U could ever do 2 the people you claim 2 govern. It means you really don't care about us. U care about economic numbers & your own election. The rest of us are expendable with your lack of compassion. It's why your ratings suck!

I sincerely can't wait to point out the stupidity of this 'plan'. Sadly it will be a sad victory round over the back of your fellow countrymen. Let's see how the combination illness, jobless, hungry and 370 million weapons will do.

I say we open up after Trump visits the COVID patients in Elmhurst hospital wearing only the protective gear provided to the nurses over the last month.

He did that before. We have to get back to work.

Good I hope he does. You think we should know what the hell were doing by the end of the month. But we have a bunch of dumb F**ks running our states. Hello 🙋🏻‍♀️from NY

Where is your mask, Trump?

Open the damn country back up. This is crazy. How is people supposed to live day to day with no MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

What's wrong with you!

Keep NY shut down and move on with some measures for distancing

Good for you, Americans. You got what you wanted, a lunatic in White House.

The famous trade-off between people and the GDP doesn't exist. Without a healthy population, there can be no healthy economy

Ducking idiot

He is out of his Mind.

all I hear say is 'ding,dong,dong dong ding balading dong, bang bang bing bing tong pong Kong long tong ting sing'

Hey kushner, you need to read about what it takes to win a war. You will realize the troops must have supplies, and equipment. Then and only then will we win this war.

The following tweets show the true Americans who are fighting for this country/president and then there are those who would like to see it fail. Never in our history. ABC wants it to fail

Wow the attention whore just keeps coming up with new topics to stay relevant while his citizens are dying. God help America

cbcDougDirks Somebody kill him now !Before he kills any more

Yes

wish this is real...

TrumpLiesPeopleDie

We all should vow to ignore him. Totally and completely .

Stop with the madness.

I’m just wondering when the appropriate time would be for President Trump to begin talking about opening the country back up. Maybe 2 years after we no longer have a coronavirus threat?

In other words take one for the team and show them you are a trumpublican ride or die. I want to be president but 'WE' must stick together. By the way a bad week is ahead. What a JUDUS.

Sic! Put him away before he gets more people sick for no reason!!!! 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡😡😡

He has no idea what he saying. He dangerous! He has no clue what’s happening right now. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t care. He’s as bad as the virus right now

We know the peak is 100% without a doubt approaching?

Yes, that’s right your honor, this man has no brain!

He’s outrageous!

He would like it to reopen is what he said. Will it? I seriously doubt it.

We’ve got to consider opening the country at some point !

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 we need a come to Jesus meeting NOW. RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

This man is a damn fool. Constantly vacillating from one position to another. He’s deranged and has mental illness!!

A loser, not a leader.

How can he open the country if he never closed it...wouldn’t that decision be up to each individual governor like theirdecision to close their state.

I don’t see a peak. Are we talking next year?

Oh please please please let him do it.....

Moronavirus

I swear, he gets more stupid by the day.

ABC News is so full of SHIT!! You Twist and turn everything he says. Get a Life🖕

For the love of God please ! The virus is going to destroy this nation whether we catch it or not. This is ridiculous....

No he didn't. That is a lie

Thank you realDonaldTrump .. The haters continue to hate they can’t get over themselves.. truly pathetic. Any president would have to make difficult decisions in this situation, we all don’t need to agree but the arguments needs to stop. Stay strong sir🇺🇸

He itching for that campaign trail. He's feeling the Call of his MAGA cult.

He is a moron

What a freakin maniac

Can we stop calling that thing on his head a toupee and just call it what it so obviously is: A dunce cap.

Foolish

Please go to the epicenter and not wear a mask

Watch him attacking Venezuela soon so people don't focus on his failure handling the coronavirus crisis.

He’s is unfit for this job! Please resign

Golf courses. Bingo.

It should be open

Out of his flipping mind as always. Delusional!

🙏 This is what smart management of the situation looks like. We need to push hard to save lives and get our country back as quickly as possible. So happy with how our President is managing this.

He’s basically not seeing the pandemic nature of what he then adamantly said to be “just a flu”... The sad part being that to date, despite BOTH mounting and established evidence of the moving target we’re dealing with, he’s still not seeing👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 the need to take it seriously.

It should be open.

He is not a leader he is a business man! How does a president leave a global Pandemic response up to Governor's of each state? Lead your country in crisis for God's sake!

He is the devil boy friend

I just don’t understand him!!! It’s like he’s on a different plain of reality.

It’s going to have to happen at some point. Get the FCK over it. Prob not as soon as he wants but we will have to go back to work. Sorry dems

Love your stupid headlines

HE is an idiot !! BLOOD ON his hands !! SHUT IT ALL DOWN !! If he had done that 3 weeks ago !!! Imagine.

So! What’s wrong with that?

Time to plan ahead, I see no problem with having a plan. America needs to get back to work.

I'm open.

He's probably going to get the coronavirus.

He is an idiot. No one is setting their watch by his advice.

OMG. What an imbecile!

What happens when suicides outnumber the deaths caused by Coronavirus? Americans will realize the fear mongers ran is into the ground to stop Trump

Such an intelligent man.

Trump.

As he should. When the time is right....I know it doesn't play into the media's 'end of times and mass hysteria scenario,' but the fact is that the economy has to open sometime.🙄🙄🙄. Ugh. Stop trying to make a villain out of optimism!!! Coronavirustruth

He can GFY

Re-opening the country too soon would quickly overrun our hospitals to the point of collapse. How does this nitwit still not get that? Even the Tiger King guy would make better POTUS than this fartbag. JFC!

He said we gotta, but did not give a date ... the headline suggests otherwise

Brakes on breaks off, which one Mr. President

Open it up

I thought I had seen a lot. But I have never seen anyone so despicable that I feel as though I’ve never been so close to pure evil in my entire life.

Fuck Him! I want to LIVE!

He hasn't closed the country.

This headline is a blatant manipulation of what realDonaldTrump said designed to enrage the uninformed who did not watch the briefing. Where is your journalistic integrity? This is wrong no matter how you feel about Trump.

Losing more respect every day

How fake can Trump get. Trump is a disgrace to America

TrumpOwnsEveryDeath

The Malignant Megalomaniacal Narcissist called Trump Needs to be Sued for Undermining US Democracy, Vicious Maligning of Others, his persistent Mistruth, & his Unsubstantiated Allegations Against Others! The Unstable, Vile Anti-Role Model & Cheat Needs to Be in Lock-Up with Meds!

He's gonna kill us all - one way or another.

This was a complete shitshow 🙄🙄🙄

He should discuss it. He's President.

Again trump puts profits, ahead of human lives. I just hope he takes credit for all the jobs that will be created buy the people that die because of his stupidity.

Sick

It’s standard operating procedure for ABC to mislead the public with their opening statement. It’s no longer a lead into a story it’s a damn lie when you publish almost anything.I think ABC should be held accountable. Terrible for the country.

Trump is a danger to our civilization. He needs to be removed. God hear my prayer. 🙏

RemoveTrumpToday

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Why is his face so Orange?

SKYNEWS IS LYING TO YOU START TO LOOK THING'S UP..↑ QUESTION EVERYTHING BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT NEVER LIES!

Naturally. Which means we should all do the complete opposite!

We are dying both ways people and our country, when we finally figure a cure there will be a whole lot less jobs, already know several restaurants that will not be reopening, prayers for people and our country 🙏

If we don’t feel it’s safe, more than half of us won’t be patronizing places where crowds are gathered. He can convince his lackey governors to issue orders, but it won’t help the economy. The other governors who aren’t beholden will continue their lockdowns.

Sounds about right! He is an absolute idiot!

We will continue with this nightmare well beyond the end of the year since we don’t do what is necessary! He just doesn’t listen to the experts, he believes he know more than everyone else!

Out of context again fool

Thank God Trump is our President.

Stupid is, is stupid does.

Both Republicans and Democrats are war criminals and are subject for immediate removal even if it is through revolution. Republican and Democrat are terrorist organizations.

ABC you are sooo disengenuine... I watched it he said he can’t and won’t till co19 subsides

He has no plan. No organization. But please let him get back to campaigning. I will go back to work when Cuomo says so

Always the cart before the horse,.

I seriously thought this was an onion headline at first.

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