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. 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