1/ Donald is about to do a presser on #CoronaVirus.
2/ He is still prattling on about Afghanistan. Says we will go back to Afghanistan "if bad things happen."
3/ Why does he keep giving the wrong number? Says there are 22 people with it right now.
4/ "If you are healthy, you will probably go through a process, and you will be fine" ... says his administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history. What proof is there of this?
5/ Says experts agree the decision to move quickly, despite opposition, helped- what experts? What opposition?
6/ "The most aggressive taken by any country".... on what basis?
7/ Claims he will meet with the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world to talk about rapidly developing a vaccine... says tremendous amounts of supplies, 43 million masks will be available.... says they came up "with some pretty strict edicts"
8/ "We'd respectfully ask the media and politicians... not to incite a panic at all.... this is being handled very professionally"
9/ Introduces Pence to address travel restrictions. Pence clears throat, says "President took unprecedented action..." to restrict travel in from China. Will be doing the following:
10/ First, Iran travel ban to include any foreign national who has visited Iran. Second, increase to highest level of advisory, do not travel to specific regions in Italy and South Korea. Third, directed State to coordinate screening of any individuals coming to US from Italy.
11/ Says administration has been working 'seamlessly' with state governments. Yields podium to HHS Secretary.
12/ MEDIA: you need to ask about testing, availability of tests, test rates, why we aren't testing in major cities. So far there has been NO information.
13/ HHS is focusing on reducing travel to foreign areas. Introduces Dr. Fauci from NIH, who discusses community spread. Says country at whole still remains at low risk, but it is evolving. Will keep the nation advised in real time.
14/ Fauci says he has not been muzzled, but simply had to resubmit for clearance. Trump says they are looking at closing the southern border.
15/ No questions yet about the availability of tests, or the rate of application of tests.
16/ Trump repeats number 22, but 67 cases have been reported in the United States.
17/ President appears to confuse Iraq and Afghanistan. Seems to say maybe we should not have gone into the Middle East at all.
18/ Question to Trump on Pence's responsibility for the HIV outbreak... Trump says Indiana was a leader on healthcare. Pence speeds through it, says he handled it appropriately.
19/ An almost entirely information free briefing.
20/ Fact checks begin:
