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Trump on now.

AG Barr is with him

Trump tells America the hardship will end, it will end soon and our economy will bounce back quickly. Every American must do all they can and we will win.

Studying the data to allow local economies to resume work soon. Our country was not a country to be shutdown. Admin is working with dem and Republicans to reach an agreement. What to make sure businesses that were okay in Jan will be okay when this is over.

can not allow the cure to be worst than the virus. Will make a decision at the end of the 15 day. (mar 30th)

Congress must work bipartisanship fashion. They must stop the partisan games. not a time for political agenda but the needs of the America people. We will

save workers and businesses. It's a medical problem we will not let it become an economic one. We are fixing it quickly. Country will be stronger than ever before.

Update on supplies. 8million n95 and 13.3 surgical masks.

clinical trials of malaria drug to begin tomorrow. Government is obtaining large quantities of the drug.
Will study the results very closely.
Tells of the man that was saved by the drug.

Thanks the FDA for allowing the use in record time for off label use. Other drugs are coming but very excited for this malaria drug. It would be a gift from God if it works. good chance it will. It's something we have to try.

mentions low number of cases in malaria countries.

brought home 103 Americans stranded in Brazil with help from Gov Abbot of tx.

Signed EO to prohibit the hoarding of medical supplies and equipment.

We will not allow anyone to exploit the suffering of Americans for their own profit.

I'll always fight to stop Americans from being exploited.

We are seeing America at it's best. People are helping and volunteering across the country. It's incredible.

Thanks nurses and first responders, truckers, UPS and Fedex among others. Grocery stock stockers, restaurant workers...Most of all he thanks the American people.

148 countries have the virus. The American spirit is rising and we will win this war and much sooner than people think. WE will be hearing about that pretty soon.

AG Barr now speaking:

Thanks Pres and VP for their leadership.

DOJ working hard to protect Americans and their own workers during this time.

Talks about the EO to ensure medical supplies and equipment.

EO is under the Defense production act it's to stop hoarding of resources by designating them as scarce.

EO designating to HHS to list items that might be being hoarded.

DOJ Convened a task force specifically on supply chain issues and hoarding

All ready investigating cases. Not talking about consumers or businesses stockpiling inventories.

Don't worry if you have extra TP. 🤣

Dr. Brix now speaking....thanks other countries for sending us their data. Mostly sending us mortality data. No one under 15 has died in Europe so far. less than 1% for Genz and Millennial. 99% is over 50 and preexisting conditions. (3 or more conditions is very high risk)

250,000 tests have been done. Still getting more test than can run in a day. Results are getting to clients. Breakthrough today in self swapping options will be available end of week. Still if you don't need one don't get one.

NYC metro area 1 in 1,000 infected 5 times more

than other areas. NYC metro must practice social distancing now.

VP Pence now speaking.
spoke with governors today.
President told them he will do whatever it takes to have their backs but wants it locally done, state governed and federal supported....(federalism)

President support local efforts.
Spoke to governors about fiscal bill. Asked them to talk to their states congress critters to get it done.

Urges Congress to act.
Testing....thanked states that are rapidly expanding tests.

313,000 tests completed with 41,000 positive. Testing continued to expand. FDA is reviewing less evasive methods of testing. Self collecting swaps can not be collected at testing sites. It will minimize drain of personal protective equipment.

Says once again. If your aren't sick you don't need a test.

HHS will issue new guidance tonight to prioritize patient testing in hospitals.

evaluating national stockpile and getting stronger supply chains.

businesses are donating masks and other equipment for the effort.

Ventilators have been found that can be converted for use. asked governors to survey all available units.

day 8 of 15 day slow the spread. 7 days left.

keep following local guidance during this time.

We can do this. We will heal our land.

Rear admiral in charge of supply chains. explaining what they have done...using charts.

preservation
reallocation
expansion
get it to where it needs

??press questions??

??do you think it will get really bad??
Trump of course I do, but we are trying to make it less, less bad. It's bad, it will increase and then decrease and then open our country up for businessss

???I don;'t understand what you are saying???
Trump I understand the question. We can do two things at the same time. We have learned procedures. Parts of our country are lightly impacted compared to others. NY is highly effected compared to other states.

???Dr. Brix do you share the President's optimism???
Trump says it will be soon.
Dr. Brix two things....testing coming online so we can do case finding and mitigation with testing. Without the tests we had to use blunt force to contain it. Now we can go local and with age group

The only two countries that have moved through their curves are china and SK and that was 8-10 weeks. Each location in the US will have their own curve. WA is two weeks ahead of NY..

Trump we will be watching hotspots and senior citizens very carefully but we have to get moving

We learned a lot during this period. Much information but we can do two things at the same time. We have to get our country open. Will give timelines shortly.

???your guidelines wouldn't have caught Sen. Paul???

Dr. Brix each person has to be responsible for their actions.

the transmission is still a question. Surfaces vs human to human.

??if he didn't get the test he would be infecting others??
Dr. Brix says if Sen. Paul would have followed the guidelines he wouldn't have been infecting anyone. Personal responsibility.

We have to practice personal responsibility.

???weeks or months???

Trump I'm not talking about months, I'll tell you that right now. This is going away. We will win the battle but we have responsibility to get the country started again. We have a double obligation

Trump we can do both things at the same time. We gone through a tremendous learning period and we have accomplished a lot in a short period of time. We are meeting the medical need. we will be doing two to three things at one time.

we will be watching the hotspots very carefully.

??do you thing the cure has been worse so far???
I think it's been very tough. This was like major surgery. We now have a system. This is a unique event. it probably not happen again for a long time.

???so timechange as changed???

No, we have learned many things we can control the virus without shutting everything down. We have to open our country. People can continue practicing what they are doing now. 2 weeks we have spent has been a great learning experience.

?? have you talked to the doctors about this??

The doctors might want to shut the world down for 2 years...If you ask them....which is great at stopping the virus but it will cause so many other problems. We will watch the hotspots.

we may quarantine those areas but why should you quarantine the entire country when you have a couple hotspots. so at some point we will be setting time lines to reopen things. He talked to doctors about it.

Trump we are going to do both...(are these reporters this stupid???)

???Kudlow said there would be difficult trade offs what type of trade offs??

Trump is will be a different life. People will have to take more precautions.

??more cause in Latin America??
Are you issue more travel bans??
Not at this time

??Why did you say that about Asians in our country??
Because people are blaming China and taking that and then blaming Asian people. that's not right.

???if schools are shut down how can we reopen the country??
It will depend on local areas.
??if we are going to reopen in a

...a couple weeks why do we need a stimulus??
We need to make sure companies and workers are strong and give everything a kick to get things going. We have somesave companies and industries that have been shattered, like Boeing, airlines, cruiselines.

Trump asks for questions of other people there..
??Dr. Brix how confident are you on the curve timelines??
Because we can now backtrack...when you start seeing really sick people the virus was probably there for 3 to four weeks. Surveillance of Flu was probably picking up small

amount of cases. What the president is talking about is that with testing we can laser focus on local area hotspots.
??Will we have an antibody test to know you had been infected??
There are coming. finding them might help us with plasma therapy. a couple weeks out still.

Explains the 60-70% infected is taking three cycles into account....)oh now they tell us) three cycles is three years🙄.
??another reporter asks the same damn question??( they aren't sending us their best)

🤣🤣🤣Trump asks a question of Dr. Brix....Will all the angry

reporters ever be all back in the room at the same time when the virus is gone🤣🤣🤣

Dr. Brix we will have to look into that....

I was laughing too hard to hear the next question....

Dr. Brix is saying that they are looking at all the data available. What we are seeing in Italy is probably due to what they did 2 weeks.

??? Dr. Brix do you agree with President to reopen??

Dr. Brix our job is to give the President all the data and findings and best advice.....(it's his decision she didn't say it but that was her meaning)

Dr. Brix the whole key to changing the mortality rate is to prevent them from going into the hospital

Wuhan was over 3%

SK was .7% but that is probably missing 50% of the data. it's basically an avg. The Death rate should go lower but in at risk groups its very much higher.

Trump: it's a very interesting subject. mild cases are not reporting so DR is probably lower. We do know the really sick

???Press what are the risks to keeping the country close??
Trump: massive depression, suicides, deaths as well as economic problems. Here is the good news if fiscal stimulus passes we will help the depression and make those people whole. ( the press having a sad they want

shutdown forever)

???one week left to go to slow the spread isn't that defeating the whole thing to tell them we are going to reopen???

Dr. Brix is saying it should do the opposite. Tells them they are doing a good job and do better to make sure we reopen)

Double down folks for another week. The more we do in the next 7 days the better chance we reopen.
??Where is Dr. Fauci???
LOL
Trump is was at the task force. ??does he agree with you??
Trump well he doesn't not agree with me. He understands.

Trump we will be discussion dates and times with Dr. Fauci...
??Will you take Dr. Fauci's recommendation on this???
Sure it's a balancing act. But we can do two things at one time.

???Will you keep the briefings room open if one of us get sick??
I've never thought of shutting

it down maybe we will build a bigger room.
??2nd qrt is going to be brutal who are you getting advice from???
I listen to many people and I take it all in then I make a decision.

Says VP Pence has been soothing for the American people

???are you happy with the FED now since he turned on the spigot?

Yes, The Fed has caught up. Very happy with Powell. Called and told him he has done a good job.

???Where is Sec. Devos and about the guidance??
Sec will be here soon. No timetable.
we have reviewed the education requirements with governors today.

Distance learning for k-12 students being set up. best practices website being built.

some time this week. Sec will be here. As far as guidance. Task force is in the process of reviewing and bring to President for his approval tomorrow.

Trump: China has step up ag purchases. significantly.
It's important for the public to know. That's why we are doing these PC

We take a lot of questions from the press. We are trying to get all the information out.
???coordnation an economic response with G7??
Yes we are.
??Self swap tests when and where??
FDA just announced, going directly to market. no time line atm.

most transparent administration in history.

??will you follow the advice of Dr's??
Yes and others but I have to make the decision.

???missed the question???
Now we are seeing the death numbers very low. that's a big factor. When we were hearing 5% that's different than less

1%...big difference.
??telling Sec Mnuchin to met dem demand??
I thought we had a deal last night. Then it became unacceptable to the nation. The dems want to make a deal but I thought we had a deal
??can you work with Pelosi??
I'll work with anyone to help the American people

very long press conference. Trump is taking all questions.
media must be tired not very many gotcha questions today. They hate the fact that this might be over in a week.

We are working with many governors and many states mostly through FEMA and Army corp of engineers.

??? what provisions won't you support in the fiscal???
I'm okay with no stock buybacks.

$3,000 per family of four. If this continues we can do more.
??strength of dollar???
We have a very strong dollar makes trade harder but its' good in other ways. dollar has remained strong

??are you confident we will get a deal??
The dems will be foolish not to make a deal but they have to stop asking for things that have nothing to do with this.

?? will you invite Pelosi for a signing ceremony if you get a deal??
I want whats good for the country.

???as FLOTUS been tested for virus???
Yes, she tested negative

???Who is going to be held responsible for the $500 billion company fund??
Deals will be made that will help the country.

??who will be the oversight??
Trump I will be the oversight.

That money won't be wasted. We can multiply the money coming back to the American people. make great deals.

??do you regret anything you have done or said during this crisis??
No I don't think so. I don't look back much. It's going to be soon when we open up.

???Should Gov of FL have closed all the beaches??
Trump that's a decision he has to make. It's his state.

When we make are decision things like beaches will be opened up.

that's all folks. Thanks for following along.