TRUMP: Blames New York for not knowing, or not accepting, ventilators from the federal government.
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"And I'm not blaming New York."
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Then blames New York some more.
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"And I'm not blaming New York."
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Then blames New York some more.
I WANT THEM TO BE APPRECIATIVE: After complaining about govs in affected states who have taken issue with the USG response, TRUMP says "all I want them to do — very simple — I want them to be appreciative. … We've done a great job."
This, in a nutshell, is the TRUMP DOCTRINE.
This, in a nutshell, is the TRUMP DOCTRINE.
!!! TRUMP has urged PENCE not to call governors in affected states who have criticized the federal response.
"I say Mike, don't call the governor of Washington; you're wasting your time with him. Don't call the woman in Michigan. … If they don't treat you right, I don't call."
"I say Mike, don't call the governor of Washington; you're wasting your time with him. Don't call the woman in Michigan. … If they don't treat you right, I don't call."
TRUMP says he's still considering reopening less-impacted parts of the country sooner, but suggests he could be persuaded otherwise.
"Maybe at the advice of a lot of very talented people that do this for a living, they won't want to do that, they won't want to expose anything."
"Maybe at the advice of a lot of very talented people that do this for a living, they won't want to do that, they won't want to expose anything."
.@SecretarySonny at the @WhiteHouse podium, not heeding the elbow cough guidance.
