They are about to come up here. They should be here any second. Sure. Talk as were waiting her here. Here they come now. Pres. Trump thank you. Just before we begin i want to working very ere hard, long on getting a young out of peru. Le weve moved some and the rest re being removed with the cooperation of the peruvian government, and were also honduras, getting ome people out that got caught up and were working on that. Honduran h the governments work. They are working with us so i that. Ciate we have a couple of other locations that well report to to get a e were able oung woman released from a certain area who was being horribly ccosted, spoke to general mill e. He took care of it. Went in and got her out. Well report further on that stuff. T that was rough i want to thank the general and all the people that were and the people that went in to get her. I want to thank you very much. We continue to marshal every fight e in americas against the chinese virus were profoundly grateful to our state doctors, leaders, nurses, law enforcement, and waging sponders who are this battle on the ground. T is absolutely critical that americans continue to follow the federal governments guidelines, ts so important, about social distancing, nonessential travel, and hand washing. Defeating this unseen enemy commitmente help and of every single american. Want to just say that senator rand paul, hes been great mine, always there when we needed him, when the country needed him, as you know, just tested positive. Diaz, i spoke to him esterday, he tested positive, and some people are getting uite close to home and its a terrible thing. I call it the hidden enemy, and fine. K they will all be i hope they are going to be fine. Ut i just want to send our regards, and i think i can speak on behalf of our country to friends of mine. Were working urgently with congress on legislation to the millions of workers, Small Businesses, and Industries Hard by the hit virus through no fault of their own. Relief for to get americans as quickly as possible o that families can get by and Small Businesses can keep payroll. On the this will help our economy and we will see our economy sky rocket once this is over. Think its going to sky rocket. Demand. Pent up a built up demand, and i guess but i e to say who knows think it will be a tremendous day when we will win the war. We want to win the war with as it, just you look at deaths as possible. As few number of deaths as possible. Im announcing action to help york, california, and washington ensure that the effectively d can respond to this crisis. He National Guard, these are tremendous people. They are fully on alert. We signed what we had to sign activated. En were dealing also with other states. These states have been hit the hardest. Actually pretty much by far, you could say the hardest. Everybody can see that. Numbers. At the and through fema, the federal government will be funding 100 of deploying National Guard units to carry out approved missions to stop while those governors remain in command, so the holocally are going to well be and and following them and i hope they can do the job. I think they will. Three of the governors today, and just a little while ago, and they are were goingith what to be doing because well be announcing some other things for states and some the states where its hit hardest. This action will give them aximum flexibility to use the guard against the virus without having to worry about cost or state ty and freeing up resources to protect the health and safety of the people in their state. He federal government has deployed hundreds of tons of supplies from our National Locations with the greatest need in order to assist n those areas, i approved the state of new yorks request for a major disaster declaration. Governor cuomo has been asking for and which i agree. It done in very rapid fashion. We approved this on friday and were working very, very hard to get all of these not only signed up, but completed and finished. The request from the state of washington for a major disaster was approved just a little while ago. It went through the process and we moved it very quickly. The request from the state of california was just received and we will have it approved very quickly. Be working, i told that to newson. That done tonight. Respirators, surgical masks, shields, coveralls and gloves, already delivered to washington and new york. Large quantities of supplies ive also directed fema to supply the following. Four large federal medical beds for new 1,000 york. Eight large federal medical 2,000 beds for california, and three large and al medical stations four small federal medical indications with 1,000 beds for state of washington. En route to california and new york will be the next 48 hin hours. In addition, the medical ship, uss mercy, these two ships are incredible, one on east oast and one on the coast, will be deployed to los ngeles to add surge medical capacity. They have a tremendous capacity. Something. Ally i will say if you look at some things weve been doing, now those numbers have gone up, little more exacting, weve done a president ial approval for equest for major disaster declaration for the state of new york. National f title 32 guard activation for the state of new york. All of this at no cost to the governor. I spoke with governor cuomo. Working hard, were all working hard together, the elationship has really been amazing. But it also enables the governor National Guardst support to the state, and the to be waiving that 25 cost. Up and picking coordinating, and well be doing people. Ng with special Mission Assignment of the u. S. Army corps of engineers to support to build out alternate care sites. They are doing various alternate sites which have now been designated by new york. Federal medical beds. Ons of 1,000 these are very complex places, with great equipment, and great people. Stockpile ational order, and this is as of a number of days ago. To new york, ed and this is the 19th. Respirators, 5 186,416 delivered. Weve delivered 444,000078 masks, many have been delivered since then. Face shields, weve delivered 84,560 face shields. Urgical gowns, surgical gowns, 68,944. To new york. Coveralls, 352. 245,486. Also, to new york, in terms of been delivered, just since then, the numbers are uite large, and we have tremendous numbers of Companies Making equipment. Of washington, 369,n95 vered respirations. Surgical masks. About three days ago. 63,788 face , shields. 107,850. Gowns, gloves, 240,376. Many, many things ending, actually not pending, they are being made. For washington state, state of washington we have three stations, al medical 750 beds and then you have, as i title he approval of the 42 National Guard. Again to beifornia, precise, were going to have the approval of the title 32 and nal guard activation, were providing all of this, at no like in new york, governor, meaning, newsom, rnor, governor cost to the state. These are incredible people that sent. Ing we have eight large federal stations with over 2,000 beds, and thats going to strategic and then National Stockpile order, likewise, hundreds of thousands different items. I wont go into the exact numbers but the numbers are very substantial, but were having tremendous additional numbers sent, and whatever the states they should be getting. Were sort of a backup for the of the states e are doing really well and some dont do as well, the ones that as well need more help ut these are three states that really do need help because hit hard. The outpouring from the private sector has also been extraordinary. Pleased to report, honeywell, a great conditions, has Just Announced it will expand its personal protective Equipment Manufacturing operations in rhode island to produce millions additional n95 masks. They are very hard to get. Quite complex ly for the u. S. Governments Strategic National stockpile. Immediately be delivered to the various states. This expansion is already under going to provide a lot of jobs for that state. 500. Ably around the masks will be distributed by use of rnment for the the health, safety and workers, and response primarily for response o response workers. End. Are high in addition to honeywells action to more than double production of its existing protective Equipment Manufacturing plants, they make a lot of Different Things and they are doubling and tripling production. They are going around the clock. Today, im also announcing the publicprivate consortium organized by the hite house, the department of nergy, and ibm, super Computing Resources to fight the chinese virus. He following leaders from private industries, academia and contributing,l be and they are going to be different g a lot of things, but primarily Computing Resources to help researchers treatments and vaccines. They will be working along with nih and all of the people that working on this. Ibm, remendous help from amazon, google, microsoft, m. I. T. , polytechnic institute, the department of energys labor laboratories, the National Science foundation, and nasa. Hey are all contributing to this effort, and they are fully in gear. This afternoon, i also want to on the steps were taking to protect and serve our veterans. 18 million these are great people. Amazing veterans have shown our eternal loyalty to nation and this is the time, when they are in need and were to g to show our loyalty them. Were being very protective of our veterans. Working on certain hospitals where we may be doing work. In louisiana in particular, and veterans states, hospitals. Well be very protective of our veterans. Ome of them are in that very vulnerable age and some of them, obviously, are not feeling well. Of them are still suffering the wounds of war from ago. Years yesterday, i signed vital legislation to ensure the g. I. Distance cover learning during this emergency. Also spoke with many of our veteran service organizations, unprecedented action. In february, department of established 19 Emergency Operation centers country. T the one of the things that they have been trying to get done for many all note this from following me, over the last number of years, but we got it done pretty quickly. They have been trying to get it done for many, many decades, was veterans choice, and also veterans accountability. If they crowded cant get to a doctor, we have great doctors in the v. A. , i to say that. We have fantastic doctors. As good as they can but its get to them because of what was bureaucracy, but no bureaucracy. Weve done a lot of things because of accountability, when doing their jobs or if they are bad or sadistic steal or anything bad happens were not allowed to fire them. I signed that a year and a half ago, for many years you werent able to do this. So the v. A. Is working, and i just told by our great leader at the v. A. , robert will ke, he said for the first time, highest poll numbers in the history of the veterans out a week on, came ago, that they are happy. Look, one of the reasons that happened, highest in history, reasons that happened is because the veterans have to wait online. A doctor and we pay the bill and they get better. Two dont have to wait weeks, but two days and they get better. A lot of times they waited so would have a problem and it would end up being terminal because they couldnt get the kind of treatment that deserved, so highest poll nu rs, highest approval numbers in the history of the v. A. I was just given that information yesterday. We restricted visitor access to 135 veteran Community Living centers which house nearly 8,000 with chronic medical conditions. To e limit their exposure the virus. We want to totally take care of veterans, and thats what were doing. The v. A. Has canceled most and surgical l procedures. Delaying them until after this gone. After weve won. We began providing lifesaving patients who had symptoms across the 171v. A. Nationwide. Ers thats a big deal. Under my administration, the leader in so been a expanding telehealth. Telehealth is becoming a bigger bigger factor in medicine. This month, weve taken bold through the red telehealth e available to millions more. They can speak to the doctor home he safety of their rather than risk becoming infected, or making a remendously long trip, when frankly, you can speak to a great doctor right from your home. Its happening. Telehealth. Very much at the forefront of that, too. Were very proud of it and it burden off of g our system. We continue to accelerate the and opment of safe effective vaccines. Were also aggressively investigating a number of therapies and treatments to determine their potential in reducing the everity and duration of symptoms. And you know how i feel because, tuesday, they on will be starting it on tuesday and were going to have medications delivered that well see if they work. In certainly are effective other ways, and they are safe from the standpoint they are not killing people. Were not going to have that. So a lot of great things have happening in that regard. I just want to finish and then of e going to ask a couple people to say a few words that have been so much in the incredible jobis that weve all been given. Say that i know that this is a challenging time for all americans. Were enduring a Great National and well prove that we can meet the moment. I want to assure the american were doing everything we can each day to defeat and ultimately this horrible, invisible enemy. Were at war, in a true sense were fighting an invisible enemy. Think of that. For those of you who are feeling and isolated, i want you o know that were all joined together as one people. Eternally linked by our shared national spirit. We love our country. The spirit of courage and love and patriotism. No american is alone as long as united. Nited, and we are were very united. People are saying things now that three weeks ago, they that way. K were very united. To the is equal strength of a unified america, america erica, and an like we have it right now. Afraid e worried and please know as long as i am your president , you can feel leadernt that you have a who will always fight for you, until we not stop win. This will be a great victory. This is going to be a victory, victory going to be a that, in my opinion, will happen originally than expected. The enemy iscking, attacking, 144 countries at this moment. 144. Thats unthinkable. Never been anything like this. And its vicious. Vicious. It is vicious. Some people recover well. And some people have a hard time. We all know that. Though we will be totally victorious. We will then get our economy up to a level that it was, and in my opinion, beyond, because there will be a pentup demand. There is a pentup demand. And a lot of great things will happen. But im very proud of our country. Im very proud but im very proud of our country. Im very proud. Youre a very special people, so thank you very, very much. Im going to ask a combination of people. Pete, why dont you start off . Thank you, mr. President. Just a little bit about what we are doing in washington, california, and new york. The states of washington, new york, and california are seeing a steady coronavirus cases. In order to assist with Additional Needs and identify those areas the state of new approved for a major disaster declaration this morning. Also gton state was approved early today. California submitted a request nd the president will consider it immediately. We have medical supplies en oute to these states including respirators, surgical masks, gowns, face shields, coveralls, already th quantities delivered to both washington, new york, and california. Anticipate additional supplies to be delivered within he next 42 hours to all of these states. Under President Trumps unprecedented National Emergency fema is on on march 13 assisting state, local, tribal and territorial governments reimbursing eligible emergency Protection Measures aken at the directional guidance of Public Health officials in response to this emergency. District of , the columbia, five territories, and two tribes are working directly nationwide der the mergency declaration for covid19. With the administrators throughout the country, were working to address the needs of local officials everywhere. States, tribal, and territorial do not need to eclare separate emergency help under this declaration. It does not authorize direct Financial Assistance available such as Disaster Assistance or other needs and at this time. Just to note, based on analysis potential needs for hospital beds on the west coast, the that the as made u. S. Ns ship mercy would have he greatest impact in california. They were given directions to los angeles immediately. The mercy can get into position or less of todays cord. Even though there are more cases ight now in washington, the projected needs for beds in alifornia is five times more that of washington. The mercy will be used to take hospitals, f local other medical needs and not for treating covid19 cases. Finally a little bit about the National Guard. The federal government continues greecesive action and steps to address the ovid19 threat as we a protect the health and safety of the American People. It remains our top priority. Is especiallyuard posit and equipped to assist federal, state and local the ies while serving public. In response to this unprecedented nationwide President Trump has approved washington, california, National Guard units under title 32 status for covid19 response. The president s action provides the nations governors continued of their National Guard forces, enabling states to use Additional Resources to meet the missions necessary in the covid19 response. The National Guard is a viable avenue to provide a much needed asset that is supported. Ged and i want to be clear. This title 32 activation does National Guard members. The National Guard is still nder the authority of each governor. They will work in concert with the department of defense, and a lot of disinformation circling and i want to make sure its nderstood this is not marshal law. The department of defense will lead this task. Finally we continue to respond to hundreds of requests from governors across the fulfilling all of their critical needs. President trump thank you very muc much. You, mr. President , good evening. What i want to talk briefly bout is the defense production act and to give you the overview ere using the full power of private enterprise and full force of the federal government, to ob at the white house is make sure tactically, working hhs, particularly the healthcare professions get the gloves, the masks and all of protective equipment that they need, and i an tell you, since you signed the defense production act my job got easier. Let me explain why. Act in nse production this context has two primary functions. One is mobilization of the this case, ase in the Public HealthIndustrial Base and the other issalgation resources, both from the supply chain to the and from the manufacturers to the end users uch as the healthcare professionals. Now, what were seeing on a basis based on the leadership of this thenistration, were seeing greatest mobilization of the Industrial Base since world war ii. Working with im organizations and companies, association manufacturing, that is textile organizations and so on in terms up rapidly our capabilities to get what you need. Ow, lets think about what mobilization means. It can mean, for example, a factory. Week, we were called last and they had three hurdles they had to deal with. They called my office, had to call to the treasury, f. D. A. And hhs to clear the path. Day. T that done that they started their production alcohol, moving from beverages to hand sanitizers, and as we speak a truck is towards new york and will arrive there tuesday to share a h the hospitals over thousand gallons of sanitizer. So that would be a repurpose. Example would be one the president offered with honeywell. The , honeywell called white house asking for help from the president , and what they look, we want to do this new factory at smithfield. On a friday e morning. And by that night we had a in to hhs, they flipped hat immediately and i had honeywell moving people and equipment from massachusetts to smithfield, y in rhode island, and were going to withinose masks produced 30 days, moving on the assembly chain. My point is, mobilization is repurposing, building up capabilities. Is, of other portion course, allocation of the resources. Ow, what i can tell you so far is that the defense production leverage. Iven me quiet when off strong leader you can take a light hand initially so with this seen outpouring of volunteers from rivate enterprise, were getting what we need without utting the heavy hand of government down. There will possibly be cases down the road, and the manufacturers have actually me and alerted me of this, where some places in the supply problems y may have that the white house will have to break through using the defense production act. Hesitate to do that. The last thing ill tell you is get a lot of calls that are very disquieting. Brokers are offering millions of items, whether goggles, masks, go through and you three different brokers, traced o a house in l. A. That allegedly got 10 Million Masks and they want to charge you seven times of what they cost. Price gouging. Message to the horders, if youve got any large quantities material that this country needs right now, get them to well, or get them to us, pay you a fair price, but if you dont do that, were going to sure that u and make doesnt happen in this country, and that would be a good use of the defense production act so i you, sir. You made my job easier ann appreciate that. President trump thank you very much. Thank you, mr. President. Met this afternoon, as we do every day, and let me similply saying you to the American People. Seven days into 15 days to slow the spread. People in communities large and small across america are responding. Cooperating. Are communicating. Not just on behalf of their own health and the health of their family, but more importantly on behalf of the most vulnerable among us. On behalf of your president , and our entire task force, just american to the people. I also want to express our ppreciation to the governors across the country. The president today Just Announced action in new york, california, and washington state, as the latest emonstration that this administration will do whatever it takes to support the the state and local level, as the American People confront the spread of coronavirus. The legislative efforts that are under way, being negotiated on speak, the , as we bipartisan spirit thats taking reflected inthats all of our interactions with state leaders around the ountry, is great credit to the nation. But it should be great encouragement to the american government, atur the federal level, at the state level, working with courageous across re providers all to ica, are coming together meet this moment. And that is the way our system works. Important that the American People recognize, one of the things that makes different is that we have a system of federalism. And by putting fema in the lead the president has emphasized response to the coronavirus is, in the anthem of fema, it is locally executed, state managed, and federally supported. We want the people on the ground, the Decision Makers to have what they need. To ant states to be able manage the unique circumstances n their states, and whether its legislation moving through congress or the efforts the president announced today, major disaster declarations, title 32 on the National Guard, resources flowing, hospital beds flowing, were going to continue to make sure that our states have what need and to meet this moment. Our task force continues to focus on the priorities the us. Ident has given they are testing mitigation and supplies. Testing, subject of as is evident to people across the country testing is more and single day. Le every well be detailing tomorrow from this podium the progress that making on tests. 254,000 days reporting americans have been tested and eceived results in coronavirus tests. Ith slightly more than 30,000 actually testing positive. Remember, everyone being tested now with the exception of our healthcare workers are people symptoms, that may them think they may have the coronavirus. S our numbers come in consistently, because the 254,000 does not include all the all the locals or labs in our state, its working out to be about one in 10 who have been tested who felt they had coronavirus, actually had it. Of 10 did not. The but well continue to roll to provide that resource to the American People to make working testing happen faster. We expect word from the should al labs that we be caught up on the backlog in testing by the mid of the week urging today on the president s behalf, that all would prioritize inpatient testing. Let me say it again. In ll the commercial labs the country you will receive guidance from hhs tomorrow, but president , and the White House Coronavirus task orce, were urging all commercial labs to prioritize inpatient testing. E want people that have been checked into a hospital, that are being treated for what they to ect to be coronavirus receive those tests more quickly. Pleased to report that yesterday the f. D. A. Approved an emergency authorization on a new should be in production by the end of march. It actually would be a coronavirus test. The results of which come back in 45 minutes. Working, the f. D. A. , is working with manufacturers around the country faster, p with even more innovative tests, and as we told our governors in several governors and , state health officials, simply contact fema for the latest testing on on solutions. Let me also say tomorrow, when podium, well is bob veiling with dr. New guidance. People who work in what we call Critical Infrastructure in the country. The cdc early march issued guidance for people that did not ptomatic or have symptoms but who had been exposed to someone with coronavirus. Guidance about them being able to return to work wearing a mask for 14 days and podium, cdc this will unveil in cooperation with the department of homeland new guidance which will make it possible for people who ave been exposed to return to work more quickly by wearing a mask for a certain period of time. Also amplify a point on behalf of the president and on ehalf of the state department about americans abroad. Why the e reasons United States is in a different of tion today than portions europe are and china and elsewhere, is because the president suspended all travel from china. He suspended travel from europe ireland. Uk and the state department is working assist he clock to americans who may find themselves overseas. They are able to come home. To americansarrier coming back to american soil. They are screened when they come through a series of airports but were aware with flights being canceled, some themselves ve found unable to find a way home, and s the president said, weve been working very diligently through the state department to make it possible. Flights have been chartered. Were also working with the military for backup on flights. This point the state department has brought more than 3,000 americans back home. Speaking to the secretary of state today, he wanted me to share a website and a phone umber for any american that might be looking on from overseas. Traveler ll the smart Enrollment Program at 18884074747. You can go online at step. State. Gov. This will allow our embassies gather ulates to Important Information about your situation and work to facilitate to bring you home. Finally, as i game, let me close, as the chairman or white house this Coronavirus Task force, were days, and theto 15 American People are responding. As we speak about supplies, as testing, and most important thing, every american can do is heed the guidance and from your state and local officials particularly in areas where we have idespread coronavirus infections. But for every american putting into practice these measures alluded to atdent the very beginning of his remarks, is a way that we can, we can do this, america. Magnitude of the country. Avirus in our with the cooperation, compassion, generosity and of the American People, we can slow the spread. E can protect the most vulnerable, and we can heal our land. So lets do it, america. You, dent trump thank mike, very much. Thank you very much. Couple of Little Things and then well take some questions. Some, maybe ll have you wont. That would be a shock. Shock from the american public. But i have to say on the this works out, the new theft be a very simple one. Uch easier than the existing test which is quite complex and not a lot of fun to take. And this will be a game changer. But remember, we inherited a obsolete system. It was good for a small number of people but not good for the that were people talking about, and weve made this into a system that no go in the e you world, thats what they want to do. Thats how they are going to be Something Like this happen again. So our people have done a fantastic job. Fantastic job and i hope the new test works out. Soon, i think. Ly well be knowing about that fairly soon. They will check out or test out, and we certainly are looking forward to that. It will be a very simple test by comparison. It wont be unpleasant at all. Ships, we have the mercy going to california, as you coast now, andst you have a sister ship thats a twin. Lly they are incredible. I mean, they are incredible ships. I have seen it. I have seen one of them. What ey are unbelievable they can do and the capacity. Many operating rooms. They are war time ships. They are meant for war. Many, many operating, stainless steel. Rooms are as good as anywhere in the nation, actually. I spoke with governor cuomo, we had great conversation, a number actually, hesns, working very hard, and were oing to be bringing that ship, thats called the comfort, you have the mercy and the comfort, on t the the is east coast. N the it was in the middle of maintenance, and were moving maintenance very quickly and were also supplying the ship simultaneously. Into thosey is going ships. Big, and that ship will be fewng up here over the next weeks, and well probably be new york harbor. Were making arrangements for that also as to where it will be docked. So you have the mercy and the comfort. Start very ll quickly. Los ll be arriving in angeles pretty soon. To that. K forward question . First of all when is the last time you had personal contact with gee, i think it was quite a ago. On top of senator paul, four isolation and romney ay senator rick scott. Were in contact with the critical stimulus package is in isolation . Bad. Ident trump thats too go ahead. Do you think that congress should consider changing the allow them to vote remotely when it comes to this critical stimulus . President trump im saying could you have a lot of senators members, i f house spoke last night with a very, very good man, who happens to be in the house, as you know, and hes just started, and he tested positive. Have large number of people from congress. You could have between the house could have large number and i think its something, i fully understand there, i thinkbe it may be a constitutional eason why you should, but you could be in a position where i would certainly be in favor of vote from aey could certain outside location. I would be in favor of it. Thinking about it today. We could be in this, with whats oing on, nobody has ever seen anything like this. Could you have a lot of people congress, and it would certainly there is a and n constitutionally, there may be, but i would be totally in favor of it on a temporary basis. Do the negotiations still have a ways to go on the stimulus package . Are you concerned about the timing at all . We have an ump interesting thing. We all want to get to the same want, and i just wrote this down just a little protect , we want to the worker very much. So do they. So do the democrats. The so want to protect worker through their companies. We dont want to necessarily were going to help the worker but ideally they can go back to one of their Great Companies. You have great queens that are financial trouble now, and we need money to help those back whereo they get they should be. Health. Most of these companies four weeks ago were having the best they have ever had. Last year was the best year for other than f them, boeing, which is incredibly had of gdp, big percentage but we have to be able to work with boeing. Oeing was Great Company and will be Great Company again. I think shortly. So we have to work with the companies and they dont want to do that. Its crazy. They dont want to do that. Buybacks so istock dont know where the problem is there but i know thats one of the things they are talking about. Buybacks. Want stock i dont want to give bailout to a company and then have somebody that money to buy back stock in the company and raise the price and then get a okay . , so i may be republican but i dont like that. I want them to use the money for the workers. Use the money for the company to help the company. In the Airline Business to take care of their planes and all the they have to do including buying new planes but i dont want any stock buybacks. The democrats are with me. I dont know what the problem is on that one because i cant tough. Thats too we want to be able to take care people. Youre going to have things coming up. Some of to have the elements that they are talking about, i mean, they are 95 of things that you would think they wouldnt agree on and you think the republicans it, and agree to unemployment is an example, is one of the things they talked iout, unemployment insurance, think were very close on that ut right now they are not there. But i think the democrats want to get there, and i can tell republicansact, the want to get there, and i dont think anybody actually has a choice. Package. Ld its a big package. We o have money for one do have money for saving Small Businesses. I dont imagine the democrats, a lot of money set aside for Small Businesses, we also have a lot of money set businesses. G you know, the big powerful companies that were powerful four weeks ago and today they overextended. Look at the cruise line. Thats a tremendous business, a to business, very important florida. And its unthinkable a month ago. Just unthinkable. They were setting all sorts of records. Building new ships. Let the cruise lines go out of business, i mean that would be massive numbers of jobs for our country, and actually, for the world, but for our ountry, its a massive business, and it doesnt take much to keep them going. That. Have to provide for but i think both the democrats nd the republicans are agreed that we have to take care of our workers and were going to be that in numerous ways including a substantial cash payment. When it comes to the defense production act we know that governors across the country all day today were pleading with you to utilize the dpa. President trump depends on ch governor for that allocation fee that you mentioned. Why not use it now. President trump were using it now. Its ct that i signed it, in effect, but were a country nationalizing our business. Call a person over in venezuela nd ask them how did nationalization of their businesses work out . Not too well. The concept of nationalizing our a good conceptot but ill tell you why, as peter said, we may have to use it some place along the chain but were getting calls. Heres the beauty of it. Lets o out and we want, say, masks, we dont know who to haynes, who , but makes things of cotton, various elements, lots of things, its a they called us and they said, were going to make millions of masks. Got a call today from 3m, a big article today, from the head 3m, they make tremendous products and they are more or less in that business and if they arent, like, for instance, General Motors spoke to us about doing ventilators. Calling y is they are us. Route, go the national nationalization route, youll take a company to make a ventilator, they dont even know what it is. In the case of one company they used to make them and they know how. Complex piece of equipment frankly. So what were doing is, i think eter said it maybe better than anybody will say it, we have the threat of doing it if we need it, we may have to use it along the supply china minor way, but we have millions being done. We have respirators, we have a lot of things happening so just of using it, but using it is actually a big deal. Announced, it sent tremors through our business and through our country because basically what are you doing . Youre talking about, youre industrynationalize an or youre going to nationalize youre going to take away companies, tell do. Panies what to the truth is, most people, nobody would know where to start. Here are companies out there that you wouldnt think of that have called us, that said, we lateors. Ent we used to do them years ago. And they can do them in large quantities. If i called companies and said, you build ventilators, they dont even know what it is. Its really working out very well. One of the reasons i read the is because weve given vast numbers of just about everything. Our taken it out of supply, and were restocking our supply. But were really backing up the governors. The governors have to go out and do their thing. Off lot of governors who have job. A fantastic you have some that havent. Usually its the ones who plain that have the problems but weve relationship, as i said, with governor we could newsom. Th governor weve had great relationship with the state of washington. Hot beds. Three were also dealing with other states, as the admiral said with day, were dealing all of the states actually. In one form or another. Affected in a minor way. We have two people or three people, and i dont mean deaths, literally cases. And thats different than new you have, you know, i lived there for a long time, close, dy is extremely tight, and you have a lot of cases in new york. In new a lot of cases york, and were helping governor cuomo. Newsom. Elping governor frankly they have been total gentlemen. They want to get it done and we get it done, but doing it the way were doing it is much better. Really much better. Talking about the supply chain, thats allocation not manufacturing. For the companies President Trump we coordinate and were ates coordinating with the states and for the most part the coordination has been very good. Ook, three days ago i had a phone call with all the governors. I actually allowed the press to stay. Supposed to stay. And one person in the media said that was surprising. Little risky a doing that because we had democrats and we had and, you know, they are politicians and they always have something to say, but i and we ot of calls, really didnt get one nasty or response. They were thanking us for the job we did. And i had the press i dont know if you were there, i dont i had the press standing there watching. They werent supposed to be there but i said let them stand there. The governors were very complimentary, very and i watched over the last few days governor gavin newsom ed from california, i watched both of them, and they have been very and those are really the hot beds. So we want to keep that going. Proud of this country. And im frankly very proud of a that s that litician were fighting with, on views but were going to get to the same place. We have different views but ere going to get to the same place. I wanted to ask if youre considering an executive order nonviolent rly criminals from federal prisons . Been ent trump weve asked about that. And were going to take a look eight. Of a problem. But when we talk about totally nonviolent totally prisoners, were actually yes. Ng at that also, your administration liminated a key position in china in july, a medical in emiologist embedded chinas control agency and it was months before the first cases were spotted in wuhan. Is basically, why was the post eliminated . Like ent trump would you to take that one . This is just like all the you, but that not the president is asking, all of hich turned out to be, we actually gave cdc more money, not less money. They said we de funded it. Out it was more money. Every one of those things that were said were a hundred percent wrong and this sounds like them but anyway, go ahead. Yeah. Offices all cdc has round the world, to do the function, to detect and respond to outbreaks when they occur. The china office is actually augmented as we speak, as weve been embedded there for over 30 years. Reason they call it the chinese cdc, because weve productive partnership. President trump our china is a with very good relationship. I wish they told us three months problem. At this was a we didnt know about it. They knew about it and they should have told us. Could have saved a lot of lives throughout the world. You look at whats happening in and a lot of other countries, we could have saved a lot of lives throughout the world. Kelly . People being selfquarantined what concerns do you have about the direct threat to the function of the senate, the ability to get this that people kage are waiting for passed, and should americans be expecting expand the 15 days given the climate of how this is spreading . Hopefully we p wont have to. Its possible but well have to see how that works. As far as the senate is were looking at some folks who are feeling very good. Quarantined, but others are positive. Reporter do you see it as a threat to the package that americans are waiting for . President trump i dont see it as a threat. Were considering i dont know if you can do it constitutionally, but we are considering letting people vote senators, congressmen and women vote from a separate location, from an outside unanimously a hospital or a home depending on where they are. So we are looking at that. Its a little trickier question, but we are looking that strngly. Reporter kelly was alluding it to. They werent able to get the 60 votes to move closer to the ackage vote. President trump everybody wants to get there. Well see what happens. I think theyll get there. To me, its not very complicated. We have to help the worker. We have to save the companies because as soon as were finished with this war its not a battle, its a war. As soon as we finish with this war our country is going to bounce back like youve never seen before but we have to get into that position and we have to make sure that they havent been disbanded. Its being penny wise if you dont. We want to help the company and the workers. If those companies go out of business and that includes Small Businesses. We have a tremendous amount of Small Businesses. You know that. Once they dont come back, its a much longer period of building. Reporter theres a woman that was an american was she being tortured . President trump bad things were happening to her in a certain country. Were really under the feeling somewhat ould keep it private until shes already been freed. And i have to tell you general milly and his people were unbelievable. They were not playing games. General milly does not play games. Hes a very interesting guy that got her out where she was accosted and d, whatever the maximum word is other than death, that happened. But we got her out. And shes ok. And shes back with her parents. Reporter can i ask you one more question . Tsunami crisis like the past president s have called predecessor. Do you have any interest in reaching out to obama or clinton . President trump we have the best people in the world. Theyre doing an extraordinary job. If you look in the lets say the h1n1, you look that whole that was a disaster. That was a tough period of time in our country. The things they handled, look, i respect everybody. I feel that were doing an incredible job and all you have to look at the approval numbers were doing. I think were doing an incredible job. I dont want to disturb them, bother them. I dont think were going learn much. And theres probably an Natural Inclination not to call. If i felt that if i called, i would learn something and that would save one life it would save one life, i would make the all. Reporter terry comb said its time to discuss a need for a date when the economy can turn back on. Whereas steve bannon is saying we have to shut it all down. The economy is suffering and President Trump well know at the end of 14 days, pretty much well have a good idea of how were doing. I think you have to shot it down. But theres a point where you say, were back in business. Lets go. The statements are not mutually exclusive. [indiscernible] President Trump he is calling for a brutal shutdown. Look, we did a big shutdown when we wouldnt allow people from china that could have been very seriously infected, that were when we cut that off very early. And we cut europe off very early. Start you President Trump i cant tell you that i think the American People have been amazing. I think our stimulus package will get done and it will be a tremendous package. They may not have gotten those votes but theyre very close to getting a deal done. I would be suprise if they didnt. And if they dont i think frankly the American People would be very upset with the democrats because the republicans are ready to approve a deal. The only reason a deal couldnt get done is pure politics. Reporter mr. President , despite your differences with mayor bill de blasio, he says that the hospital is going to run out of basic supplies by april. What do you say to him . President trump they should be ready. I think you could say that nobody can really say oh, gee this will happen. This is a very unique and hopefully it will be unique for many, many centuries, you know, for a long time. Hopefully we dont see this again. T again, the systems are supposed to be ready, willing and able. We are helping them a lot. And i have great love for new york city. And i have great love for new york state. And were going to help them a lot. Were sending our ships up there. Were we may we may be using some of the cruise ships that youve been reading about. Well be using them also. Because they can be there very quickly. We have good docking systems in the places were talking about. We may be using some of the cruise liners that were talking about. I think i think bill de blasio is working very hard. Its a tough situation for him and every mayor because nobodys ever seen the scale you know, when youve heard that youve given hundreds of thousands of masks in a certain short period of time and then you hear they need many, many more you know, one of the things theyve started with respect to masks are these sterilization process. Some it works very well. Others arent really set up that way. You throw them out. But we have a sterilization process thats working very hard. Speaking of that hand sanitizers, you know, when you asked the questions about the companies we have companys that made whicksy, they made alcohol, theyve now gone very quickly into the hand sanitizers. Youve been reading about three or four big companies. Were doing incredibly well. Theres no way that if you took the existing company that happens. But theyll call peter navarro. In one case they called me. They said we can do this. We can do that. Weve had a lot of those calls where Companies Want to theres company in New Hampshire that they want to make ventilators. Theyll make equipment out of metal. Theyll make a great product. So peter, i think youre seeing a lot of that. Reporter the bill that is being contemplated by the senate includes hundreds of billions of dollars to bailout specific striss such as cruise and hotels. Will you commit that that taxpayer money will go over President Trump every time i do i committed publicly that i wouldnt take the 450,000. Whether youre rich or not, its a lot of money. And i did it. Nobody said thank you. Nobody said thank you very much. I said i dont want it. I dont want my salary. I work for zero. I dont want my salary. Nobody said oh, thank you very much. But i guarantee you if i ever took it, you would go out after me you in particular. So i have no idea what theyre talking about with regard to the one element. Everything is changing. Its all changing fpkt but i have no idea its all change. But i have no idea. Look, i ran and everybody knew i was a rich person. I built a Great Company. And people knew that. I didnt have. To i still dont have to. But my company i told the kids who were running it, im not running it, but i told them, dont deal with foreign companies. I didnt have to do that. I could have just ran. I didnt have to do that at all. Instead of being thanked, again, not agreeing to it but just for not doing it, i get excoriated all the time. Ive learned, lets just see what happens because we have to save some of these Great Companies. They could be Great Companies literally in a matter of weeks. We have to save them. Reporter can i go back to your announcement at the top about the National Guard and also the willal facilities there be eight large medical structures built in california. And then i think i heard you said there will be four small medical structures in the state of washington. Could you say what cities and areas those are going to be in specifically . Sure. So we are filling the governors request. We send that resource to them. Theyll put it to best use. Theyll put it to where it will have the most effect. We dont dictate that. Its a federal request for a certain asset. And those assets are sent the governor can use it as he or she cease fit. Reporter you just said that using the cruise ships President Trump i hope you dont need them. I hope youre going to have great luck on tuesday morning. We sent a lot of the medicine we dont have to go into it again, but we sent a lot of the medicine to governor cuomo. I believe they have it. They have some very capable people. We spoke to dr. Zuke whore is his zucker who is his primary representative on this. He is excited about it like im excited about it. Why should we be testing it in a test tube for a year and a half when we have thousands of people that are sick . Theyre very, very sick. And we can use it on those people and maybe make them better and in some cases maybe save their lives. Governor cuomo will start using their supply starting month morning. Monday morning. Much of what were talking about with ships and hospitals and all of these masks and ventilators, its a whole different games if that happens. And well see. Theres been some tremendous signs that this could work. Now, again, you know, some doctors think it should go for years and testing. But you know, this has been something thats been around for many years. Phenomenal, strong, powerful drug are for malaria. But we think it might work on this based on evidence. Based on very strong evidence. Were going to see. Were going to know on, you know, some time after tuesday. But youll have to ask governor cuomo. I think theyll start the process. Weve gotten them the drug. I think theyre going to start the process of giving the drug through mouth. And i think that starts on tuesday morning. I tell you what, i dont want to get anybody overly excited, but im very excited by that, by the prospect of it. In addition to that, theyre working n. I. H. Is working on vaccines. But the vaccine does have to be tested for a long period of time because you cant give thousands, millions of people the vaccine and it turns timeout be dangerous. But this has been taken for a very long time. Reporter i want to ask about china and president xi. When was the last time you had a conversation President Trump i have spoken to president xi specifically about this. Look, he doesnt want this. You know, this is not something that he wants. And it happened. It happened to china. And one thing they told me, i was told by our great secretary of agriculture, sonny purdue that china has been bought a lot of our foreign product. China has despite all of this, and it started just delayed it obviously, a little bit, but started fairly recently. But china we made a new deal as you know with china. And china has been buying ouring a cultural product. Buying ouring a cultural product. Reporter have you talked to them about masks . President trump theyre sending mabses to italy. Ere in a verysending maxes to theyre sending maxes to italy. Im a little upset with china. As much as i like president xi and admire the country i have great admiration for the country and what theyve done in a short period of time. Our other president s have allowed that to happen. You should thank you very much. But they should have told us about this. I did ask them whether or not we could send some people in. I think out of pride. They dont want us sending people into china to help them. You know, china is a strong country. They have theyre scientists and theyre doctors, very smart. But i did discuss that about nding our people, and they didnt really respond. If they went in, they would have been able to tell us a much early indication. We had an early indication thats why we closed out china at a very early time. Please. Reporter mr. President , are undocumented person welcomed attesting sights, and can they be tested without fear of being deported . President trump Surgeon General . We know that people who have symptoms can get tested. As you heard earlier reporter regardless of citizenship . The virus doesnt judge based on where youre from. Its important to get people tested. But the pornte thing that we want people to hear is that inpatients need to be tested. We need to prioritize our health care workers. On behalf of the doctors on the task force, healthcare workers, we hear you and we absolutely are prioritizing your health and safety making sure healthcare workers can get tested. But to answer your test, yes, we absolutely want to make sure people who have symptoms who can be spreading it can get tested. Reporter Surgeon General department of Homeland Security security addressed that issue a few days ago. Customs and bored protection sued guidance that absent certain circumstances customs and bored protection does not target Emergency Rooms or health clings. And i would prefer you to the website. They issued a very clear statement make it make it clear to any person that is in need of a test or a medical care that customs and Border Protection is not focusing on Emergency Rooms or health clings or the drivethru clinics. Reporter so that they could come in without fear of President Trump yes, if thats not the policy, ill make it the policy as mike was saying make it the policies. As mike was saying, the answer is yes. I think its important. You could say illegal ill yen, illegal immigrant you can say talk about want to i think its important to test that person. We dont want to send that person whether its another country or some place else. Were bringing them right out of our country. But yeah, we will test those people, ok . Reporter mr. President. Reporter you know, a lot of folks are reading up on this constantly. You all of ot if a sudden, i just dont feel 100 and your mind starts playing with you. Youre like, i coughed three hours ago. When should those people say maybe i should start to call the doctor . Because a lot of people are thinking thats all i could think about, when should i call see a doctor . The Vice President gave an important statistic. Only 20 of the people who tested actually tested positive. Meaning 910 who likely had symptoms do not have the coronavirus. I want people to understand that so theyre reassured. I want to direct people to a website weve been telling them about coronavirus. Gov. It has information to walk you through the symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath, body aches and what to do if you symptoms or youre worried. The most important thing is call your healthcare provider, talk to your healthcare provider. To walk you through when to come in and what to do. Reporter can you tell us what that was like for you . A lot of people are going to be going through this. Were you by the phone . What was that like . The test was very quick. Nto t goes a fair amount i your sinuses, and its not comfortable. It was probably a Good Opportunity to say again to any american look on, if you dont have symptoms, you dont need the test. Testing format although theyre evolving regularly now. By tend of this week, there will be a new test. Technologies. Ew contact fema. Well give you all the new information about testing including steps were taking where americans will be able to test themselves and send it in. What was that like for you . For me and mrs. Pence, it was kind of a pinch. It was kind oiven vasive. But we were grateful for the support. Walter reid hospital processed the test very quickly. They have a lab at the hospital to be dible that. And gave us the results quickly. But it also inform med. We were wondering during that time as a family. And its one of the reasons the president made it such a priority that we brought all these commercial labs together tests more than 40,000 have been done. We announced today that we are directing commercial labs to 450 tests have begun. We announced today that we are directing commercial labs to get the results as quickly as possible. If they have coronavirus they can be properly treated or have the peace of mind the they have some other respiratory ailment, but not that. Reporter mr. President. Mr. President. Mr. President President Trump karen pence knows this. The Vice President said she actually handled it better than him, right . Thats true. President trump right . I didnt hand it so well either. Speaker pelosi may introduce its own bill. Are you willing to work with the speaker on that bill . And given what happened in the senate just a short time ago, what are you willing to do to get bill over the finish line, given the urgency . Secondly, did you send a letter north Koreas Kim Jongun seeking cooperation numerous countries. Body has what we have, especially with the new test. Iran, north korea. We are open for helping other countries. Its a very serious time. And north korea is going through something. Iran is going through smgs very, very strong something very, very strong. Iran is really going through this with respect to this, as you know. Its really a glad hand is all it is to north korea and to iran and many other countries. And were working with many countries with respect to the problems that they have. Its over 140 countries right now. But north korea, iran and many other countries, we will help and were willing to. As an example this new test if this new help works out instead of going through what we all went through with this rather difficult test to put it nicely, we would have is that just a swab on the tongue, doctor . How does that work . Its a similar swab President Trump not through the same it doesnt go all the way up and hangs a right under your right eye. Its a tough test. If we do that. And nobody has this in the world. Nobody has this. This is developed by us. We think its going to be certified we think its going to be very good. If we have that, well be able to help a lot of countries. Were going to work with everybody to get something done. Please. Are you willing to work with speaker spe losy . We have to help with speaker pe losy. President trump we have to work ith the american work. Theres never been a time like this. We cant lose those companies and we want the worker to be happy. I think were more generous than anybody has ever been. We want to make sure that when we win the war its when, not if. When we win the war against the virus, we want to make sure those companies are ready to charge forward. No that theyve been disband because we were pennywise and dollar foolish. There are those people who have used medical equipment. They have been certified for use. Is the f. D. A. Administration looking to use a waiver nar equipment President Trump we may, but we may not need it. We do have a very high standard. I was hoping you can give some guidance to American Family who are anxious about their frnls futures. Financial futures. The secretary of the treasury, Steve Mnuchin were talk about the americans that are impacked by the shutdown impacted by the shutsdown. And this could last 10 to 12 weeks perhaps early into june. Would you consider another fiscal stimulus . President trump well see what happens. Were going to see what happens. Look, the greatest thing that we can do is win the war. The war is against the virus. Thats the war. We do that, everything i really believe everything is going to sfwool place. Its going to be beautiful. I call it a pentup demand. People are dying to go to a restaurant. People are dying to go on to airplanes. Theres a tremendous pentup demand. You may be surprised to the degree i think its going to go very rapidly. Because this wasnt a financial crisis. Just the opposite. This was a medical crisis. Reporter did you and your family own stock . President trump i dont own stock. I own things. I didnt think about it. You know, its very interesting that you ask a question like that, nasty question, and yet it deserves to be asked, i guess. What ive done a by deciding and i knew this. If i win its going to cost a lot of money. It cost me billions of dollars to become president to be president of the United States. In things that would normally be run a certain thing even people that dont like me because they think im too tough on the border. Some people love me for it. Other people dont like me at all. You know, its very funny. My wife we were at a Charity Event in new york city. I had Just Announced that i was running. And we were at the Robin Hood Foundation at the Convention Center which now ghirninge to be converting to hospitals for governor cuomo. And i was walking in and there was a smattering of boos. And a smattering of cheers. I was getting both. And our very popular first lady she turned out to be very popular. People have Great Respect for her. But our very popular first lady said, huh, thats strange. Ive never heard anybody booing you. That was very early on because i called for strong borders. I called for something that other people dont like. You know . I knew this would happen. I knew it was going to happen. But the fact they ran and i knew as soon as they announced when i ran, i said its going to cost me a fortune. Not only in terms of actual cost look at my legal cost. You people everybody everybody is suing me. Im being sued by people that i never even heard of. Im being sued all over the plasmse and doing very well. But its unfair. But ill say this. In terms of running for president. And i dont think rich people Michael Bloomberg spent almost 1 billion. I think its hard for rich people to run for office. Its far more costly. Its just a its a very tough thing. With all of that being said, im so glad ive done it because there are a lot of rich people around, got a lot of rich friends, but they cant help. And they cant do what ive done in terms of helping this country. We are doing things. We got side tracked by the invisible enemy. But you know, when you look at what weve done, i said before with the veterans with all of the things weve done especially choice. When you look at all the things weve done, rebuilding the military, the tax cuts. Thank goodness we had tax cuts because without that this would have been catastrophic. We had a big cushion. With all of the losses weve seen in the stock market, were basically back and with this horrible thing. If this would have happened before, you would have had nothing left. This is all cushion. It cost me billions of dollars to be president and especially with tall money i could have made for the last three or four years. I didnt because i was being president. I have no interest in it. Im allowed. To you know, i dont know if you know. George washington, they say he was a rich man supposedly, relatively rich. And he ran the presidency. And he also ran his business. They say he had two desks. Nobody complained until i came along. I got elected as a rich person. But nobody complained until i came along. So it costs me billions of dollars to be president and im so happy i did. Because who cares . Who cares . Im really happy with the job were doing. And im glad that this team and me are here for this horrible thing. I mean a number of people have said it. But and i feel it. Im a wartime president. This is a wamplet different kind of a war that weve had. When you look at the economics of the warks in the past we used to stimulate to get people jobs. Now, were stimulating to protect people because we dont want them to work. We want them to stay away from each other. We dont want home to Gather Social gathering. Billions of ng dollars more than that because we have to defeat this virus and we will. But it cost me billions and billions of dollars to be president and i am so happy i did. Did. Reporter i realize that your priority is to americans and this nation. Have you ever considered supporting the foreign country who are fighting this global pandemic. President trump that is the other question. And im honored to help. And the doctor has helped. The Surgeon Generals are asking him question, what do we do . Theyre calling our people all of the time. I have let it be known that well have help including north korea, iran and other countries. Its very important in doing that. Reporter let me quote to you the two retired general and retired admiral from the u. S. Global post coalition. No matter how successful we are in fighting the spread of covid19, were also fighting it around the world. Financially is there anything in the stimulus bill . President trump not the stimulus bill, but we give away billions of dollars for aids in africa. Were fighting that battle. Tremendous war also. Were fighting it here. I start it started it here. But were fighting that battle. Well be aidsfree in approximately eight years. It looks like that is going to happen. Were spending a lot of money. But were spending a lot of money with other countries. We give billions and billions and billions of dollars to other countries. I said, whats it used for . Its used to fight malaria in countrys that are very poor. Its used to fight aids in africa. Its used to fight many other things, many other things. And i dont think ive ever said no. I cant. Its just so terrible. Countrys that we have really were not involved with them very much other than, there thereby tremendous death tremendous death, i mean, you could get ales and i could get you the list. We give away billions of dollars to other countries. Up doing ly well end economically with other countries. I tell you what, i start off by saying you know, we could save a lot of money and by the time they walk into my office i say, we have to keep doing that. Thats humanity. How about one more question . I want to ask you about the tates that have not issued stayathome orders. They expect to run out of beds by tend of april if the governor does not issue a stay at home order. President trump youre talking about greg abbott in texas. And hes a great governor. He know what is hes doing. A lot of the areas that hes talking about are not very strongly affected. Its a great place. But i have total confidence in governor greg about bomb. Youre ok with unit every state is different. I mean, idaho, west virginia, iowa, nebraska are much different than new york, than california, los angeles as an example or san francisco. Theyre much different. I mean, its much different. The hot spots right now are state of washington and probably number one by far right now is new york thats the hot spot like no other hot spot. California is a hot spot. But snork the leader. Final question . Your administration is backing a lot to invalidate the Affordable Care act. Would you consider rethinking your position . President trump what we want to do is get rid of the bad healthcare and nut a great healthcare. And we will always i can make that commit development you, the Republican Party is fully back preexisting conditions if we could get a great Healthcare Plan which you need the house to do, but if we can get a great Healthcare Plan, we will only do it if we have preexisting backed. But we would like to get rid of the bad healthcare. We are running the bad healthcare much. Better than it was ever run and were make it much. Better. What we want to do is terminate it, have a great healthcare but we will back preexisting conditions. Thank you all very much. Well be back. Well have a meeting tomorrow. Do you want to clarify that . U said jose donate blood. Donate blood. We need it. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] its easy to follow federal response to the coronavirus utbreak at c spath. Org coronavirus. Track the spread in the u. S. And around the world. Watch briefings and hearings with Public Health specialist. Ny time at cspan. Org cspan. Org coronavirus. Coming up this morning, well discuss the latest congressional efforts to address the coronavirus pan didge with National JournalSenate Reporter zac cohen. And well talk with bipartisan chief medical advisor about the u. S. Coronavirus response. Watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Eight a clock p. M. Cspan two. Host paul waldman is a Senior Writer for the american prospect. Thank you for being with us on cspan. Guest my pleasure. Host Congress Scrambles to work on a stimulus field, now approaching close to 2 trillion, which is an unprecedented amount for congress. Your thoughts on what will transpire over the next couple of hours and days . Guest it is unprecedented but this is an unprecedented situation. We have never had a situation where we ground the