Trump opens his coronavirus briefing by praising corporate leaders and their affiliated companies, something he has done at several of these events. americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
Trump turns coronavirus briefings into free advertising for his business allies americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
Brushing aside widespread criticism of his response to the virus, Trump says, "I think only good things can be said when you look at the job that's been done."
Trump: "The bravery is incredible, and I just have to take my hat -- I would take my hat, if I were wearing a hat I'd rip that hat off so fast and I would say 'you people are just incredible.'"
Asked by a reporter what the projections are for coronavirus deaths, Trump passes on answering: "I have numbers, but I'd rather have them say the numbers if you don't mind."
Dr. Birx goes on to say that 100,000-200,000 Americans could die based on their projections.
Dr. Birx goes on to say that 100,000-200,000 Americans could die based on their projections.
Asked about high infection rates in states like Florida that haven't locked down, Trump says "They're doing very well by comparison." FL Gov Ron DeSantis, a Trump ally, has been criticized for a slow response to the viral outbreak.
Trump, without any evidence, claims "there was a group that said 'let's just ride it out'" and in that scenario Trump speculates that deaths would be in the millions and there would be "death all over." Trump said a month ago that infections would be "close to zero" soon.
Infections rose over 100,000% after Trump said they'd be 'close to zero' soon americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
"100,000 is, according to modeling, a very low number," Trump says, referring to a projection of the possible coronavirus death toll in the United States.
Asked about governors who say they can't get ventilators because they're forced to outbid each other, Trump says, "They shouldn't be doing that, if that happens they should be calling us."
But when the governors called him, he laughed at them: americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
But when the governors called him, he laughed at them: americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
Trump laughs off governor who can't get medical supplies americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
After Mitch McConnell tried to defend Trump's poor response to coronavirus by saying he was distracted by impeachment, Trump now tells reporters that wasn't the case and "I don't think I would have acted any faster" to fight the virus without impeachment.
Now McConnell is blaming impeachment for failure to respond to coronavirus americanindependent.com/mitch-mcconnel…
Trump excuses his positivity despite thousands of American deaths by explaining, "I'm a cheerleader for our country."
"I'm sure people are enjoying it," Trump says of his press conferences about a virus killing thousands of American people. "It's an incredibly dark topic, an incredibly horrible topic, and its incredibly interesting ... They can't get enough of it."
