CORONAVIRUS Trump to make prime-time address on coronavirus Wednesday night

[yaesu]

Source: NBC

The president said he would be making "both" health and economic related announcements in the Oval Office address, which comes as the number of coronavirus cases across the country exceeded 1,000, with at least 33 deaths. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak a pandemic, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 1,400 points.

He later tweeted that the address would take place at 9 p.m. ET.

Trump's earlier remarks came during what he described as a "very important meeting" with big bank executives in the White House.

The president was vague about what measures he might announce, but said, “We’ll be doing a lot of additional work with small businesses ... many billions of dollars” and "additional solutions."

He said he has “already made some decisions actually today but I'll be making some other ones that are very important.”

The president, who's been criticized for focusing on the financial impact of the virus's spread, told reporters, “Our number one priority is the health of the people of our country.”


He said he was optimistic the economy would get back to normal "in a short term period."

"We’re having to fix a problem that four weeks ago nobody thought would be a problem,” Trump said.

"This came out of nowhere, and actually it came out of China."

Asked by a reporter what he would "say to Americans who are concerned that you're not taking this seriously enough and that some of your statements don't match what your health experts are saying," Trump said, "That's CNN. Fake news."

Trump has only delivered a prime time Oval Office address once before, on Jan.8, 2019, when he called for $5 billion to build a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border during a partial government shutdown.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-make-prime-time-address-coronavirus-wednesday-night-n1155941

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He must be getting really concerned with the DOW or he bought his trading stocks & wants to hype the market again

[yaesu]

1. Who else wont be watching? nt

[gibraltar72]

3. Me.

[dhill926]

8. count me in...or out...

or whatever....will be cleaning the neighbor's catbox...

[ailsagirl]

26. Moi

[marybourg]

2. I hope someone here will make the sacrifice and

listen to the malevolent nincompoop so that the rest of us can be spared.

[yaesu]

5. Just heard on ABC he's taking this serious because he's bringing in jared kushner to handle it

I mean, wtf

[pandr32]

11. There must be some self-enrichment involved

[christx30]

13. Jared is involved? Is he taking time off from

solving the opioid epidemic, and figuring out peace in the Mideast? We’re all good, everyone. Jared’s got this. No reason to panic at all.

[yaesu]

16. yep, he's putting his "wiz kid" in charge, I almost fell out of my chair when I heard it. nt

[Blues Heron]

29. There's nothing Jar Jar can't do -pretty amazing considering he's made of wax

[christx30]

30. If we all believe super hard, and clap our hands

really loud, one day he can become a real boy.

[Newest Reality]

4. A Clown Show.

There is no point in it. It is really counterproductive. Americans would be better off tuning into reputable sources and ignoring the con man who has NO real concern for the health of the people in this country, and he can't backpedal that.

We need mature adults who know what they are doing, not a dictator who is in it for the manipulation and marketing factors.

This is very serious now as reports from Italy confirm. We are really in for a bad ride.

[EarthFirst]

6. Fuck Wall Street. Main Street needs the most focus right now; FFS!

I did not read a single instance where he intends to offer economic solutions that are not tied to tax cuts for the overwhelming majority of Americans dealing with this virus outbreak.

...and with the Senate knocking down the Democrats’ Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill today; I’m not expecting to hear one bit about it if I were to waste my time watching.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Cons trying to rebrand virus as "chinese" problem to deflect attention away from tRump's failure. nt

[robbob]

9. OMFG! The things that come out of that assholes mouth!

“We have to fix a problem that four weeks ago nobody thought would be a problem...”. No, idiot, all kinds of people have been saying there’s a problem, YOU’RE the one who’s been saying there’s no problem.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

10. I am getting my hypodermic syringe

And liquid draino ready.

Gotta be faster

[LudwigPastorius]

12. "We're having to fix a problem that four weeks ago nobody thought would be a problem," Trump said."

"This came out of nowhere..."

Fuck you, you lying fuck. You had Bolton fire the person in charge of pandemic response, and you gutted the budget for preparedness.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/05/10/top-white-house-official-in-charge-of-pandemic-response-exits-abruptly/

May 10, 2018 at 3:32 p.m. CDT

The top White House official responsible for leading the U.S. response in the event of a deadly pandemic has left the administration, and the global health security team he oversaw has been disbanded under a reorganization by national security adviser John Bolton.

The abrupt departure of Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer from the National Security Council means no senior administration official is now focused solely on global health security. Ziemer’s departure, along with the breakup of his team, comes at a time when many experts say the country is already underprepared for the increasing risks of a pandemic or bioterrorism attack.

Ziemer’s last day was Tuesday, the same day a new Ebola outbreak was declared in Congo. He is not being replaced.

Pandemic preparedness and global health security are issues that require government-wide responses, experts say, as well as the leadership of a high-ranking official within the White House who is assigned only this role.

[keithbvadu2]

14. Words to listen for:::: beautiful, perfect, I, I, I, blame democrats/Obama/media..... add your own -

Words to listen for:::: beautiful, perfect, I, I, I, blame democrats/Obama/media..... add your own -

[sandensea]

15. Let me guess: He'll declare himself King of Scotland

[emmaverybo]

17. Lol

[yaesu]

21. I just saw a report that russia gave putin control until he's in his 80's, I bet tRump is salivating

all over himself learning that.

[sandensea]

31. No doubt.

I can just hear him now:

"C'mon, Bill - I know you can find some me good pretext to make myself president for life."

"But sir..."

"Don't 'but sir' me, you fat ass kisser. That's why I hired you!!"

[yaesu]

32. lol, that's about it. nt

[MarianJack]

18. I have no interest in anything that Dolt45 has to say.

Unless, of course, it's "I resign and I'm taking Pence with me."

RESIST!

[modrepub]

19. Meh

[Bengus81]

20. Doesn't care about CV,just wants to get it out about MORE tax cuts for Corporations....

I'm shocked he hasn't wanted to take the capital gains tax down to zero like Bush.IDIOT wanted to do so their rich ass buddies can make millions in the stock market and pay no taxes.

[olddad65]

22. I would rather have the virus that listen to that fucking liar.

[emmaverybo]

33. LOL.

[ashredux]

23. Our payroll tax funds our Social Security ,....

They want to cut SS and Medicare

[hkp11]

24. darn I wanted to watch Rachel Maddow

Rachel is worth hearing NOT THIS BUFFON!!!

[yaesu]

25. me too, probably one reason he's coming on at that time, to silence her. nt

[hkp11]

27. agree...buffoon wants to keep Rachel silent

but we know Rachel can't be silenced!! She brings it on and buffoon can't handle it!!

[Blues Heron]

28. Will he call Inslee a snake again?

Media needs to keep reminding people that he called Gov. Inslee of Washington State A SNAKE. He is sick/evil.

[mahina]

34. Got a sneak peek early. Warning, nasty

Told you