LOU: THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE. PRESIDENT TRUMP: GOVERNORS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO PHASE ONE AND
ANNOUNCING PLANS FOR AN ECONOMIC
RESURGENCE.
RESURGENCE. AT A TIME WHEN MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS WORKERS AND FAMILIES
ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE
FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS. IT’S CRITICAL TO CONTINUE THE
MEDICAL WAR WHILE WITH REOPENING
THE ECONOMY IN A SAFE AND
RESPONSIBLE FASHION.
RESPONSIBLE FASHION. AMERICANS MUST MAINTAIN STRICT
VIGILANCE AND CONTINUE TO
PRACTICE CAREFUL HYGIENE, SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND THE OTHER
PROTECTIVE MEASURES WE’VE
OUTLINED.
OUTLINED. WE CONTINUE TO BE ENCOURAGED
THAT’S OF THE AREAS HARDEST HIT
BY THE VIRUS APPEAR TO HAVE
TURNED THE CORNER.
RECENT DEATHS ARE DOWN VERY,
VERY SUBSTANTIALLY.
VERY SUBSTANTIALLY. YOU CAN COMPARE THAT WITH THEIR
PEAK NOT SO LONG AGO.
AND YOU HAVE NUMBERS OF 0%, 25%.
IN DETROIT IT’S DOWN 50%.
CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. IN NORMS THEY ARE DOWN 6 -- IN
NEW ORLEANS IT’S DOWN 65%.
ONE CASE PER 10,000 PEOPLE.
FAR FEWER THAT GERMANY,
SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, SPAIN,
NORWAY.
NORWAY. AUSTRIA, SWEDEN.
AUSTRIA, SWEDEN. MY ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO
PRESS CONGRESS TO REPLENISH THE
SUCCESSFUL PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM WHICH IMPACTED 30
MILLION AMERICAN JOBS.
WE HOPE TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT
SOON AND HOPEFULLY TOMORROW THE
SENATE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE.
A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE
ON THAT.
ON THAT. IT’S A GREAT PLAN.
IT HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE.
WE HOPE TO HAVE A VOTE MAYBE
TOMORROW IN THE SENATE.
BASED UPON THE RECORD LOW PRICE
OF OIL AT A LEVEL THAT’S VERY
INTERESTING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE,
WE ARE FILLING UP OUR NATIONAL
PETROLEUM RESERVES, STRATEGIC
RESERVES.
RESERVES. AND WE ARE LOOKING TO PUT AS
MUCH AS 75 MILLION BARRELS INTO
THE RESERVES THEMSELVES AND
WE’LL TOP IT OUT.
THAT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN A
LONG TIME IT’S BEEN TOPPED OUT.
WE ARE ALSO PUSHING FOR THE DEAL
TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL $75
MILLION.
MILLION. OUR DEAL.
OUR DEAL. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT $75 BILL
FOR HOSPITALS AND OTHER HOSPITAL
PROVIDERS.
PROVIDERS. THEY HAVE TAKEN A HUGE FINANCIAL
HIT IN RECENT WEEKS.
AND VISITS, ELECTIVE PROCEDURES,
SURGERIES, ET CETERA, WERE
CANCELED.
CANCELED. WE THINK THEY CAN GET BACK ON
LINE AND GET IT DONE.
THE HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN
FANTASTIC.
FANTASTIC. THEY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
FOR AREAS LESS AFFECTED BY THE
VIRUS WE ISSUED NEW
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW TO
RESUME ELECTIVE TREATMENTS.
HHS DISTRIBUTED PAYMENTS TO A
MILLION HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE INVESTED $1.4 BILLION IN
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO
INSURE OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES INCLUDING
COMMUNITIES INCLUDING AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC
COMMUNITIES HAVE ACCESS TO THE
SERVICES AND TESTING THEY NEED.
EARLIER TODAY VICE PRESIDENT
PENCE SPOKE WITH GOVERNORS FROM
ALL 50 STATES ABOUT OUR UNIFIED
EFFORT TO DEFEAT THE VIRUS.
HE HAD A GREAT CALL.
VERY POSITIVE.
VERY POSITIVE. I WOULD SAY IN HE WAY.
PRIOR TO THE CALL WE PROVIDED
PEACH GOVERNOR WITH A LIST OF
THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS AND
ADDRESSES OF THE LABS WHERE THEY
CAN FIND ADDITIONAL TESTING
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. WE’LL SHOW IT TO YOU NOW IF YOU
NEED IT.
NEED IT. WE’LL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS.
HUNDREDS OF LABS ARE READY,
WILLING AND ABLE.
SOME OF THE GOVERNORS -- THE
GOVERNOR FROM MARYLAND DIDN’T
REALLY UNDERSTAND THE LIST.
HE DIDN’T UNDERSTAND TOO MUCH
ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, NOW I
THINK HE WILL BE SABLE TO DO
THAT.
THAT. IT’S PRETTY SIMPLE.
BUT THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS
CAPACITY.
CAPACITY. WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HELP HIM
OUT.
OUT. WE’LL WORK WITH HIM AND WORK
WITH ALL THE GOVERNORS.
SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION WITH
VENTILATORS, STATES NEED TO
ASSESS THEIR COMPLETE INVENTORY
OF AVAILABLE CAPACITY.
SOME STATES HAVE FAR MORE
CAPACITY THAN THEY UNDERSTAND.
AND IT’S A COMPLEX SUBJECT.
BUT SOME OF THE GOVERNORS DIDN’T
UNDERSTAND IT.
UNDERSTAND IT. THE GOVERNOR FROM ILLINOIS DID
NOT UNDERSTAND HIS CAPACITY.
NOT SIMPLY ASK THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE UNLIMITED
SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE SUPPORT
WHERE YOU HAVE IT.
BUT WE ARE THERE TO STAND WITH
THE GOVERNORS AND HELP THE
GOVERNORS, AND THAT’S WHAT WE
ARE DOING.
ARE DOING. THEY HAVE A TREMENDOUS CAPACITY
WE BUILT UP.
YOU WILL BE SEEING THAT.
WE’LL BE INTRODUCING A COUPLE OF
THE FOLKS TO TALK ABOUT IT.
I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO
GOVERNOR CUOMO’S REMARKS DURING
THIS PRESS CONFERENCE.
HE SAID THE PRESIDENT IS RIGHT,
THE STATE’S TESTING IS UP TO THE
STATES TO DO WHICH WILL
IMPLEMENT THE TEST AND
LOGISTICALLY COORDINATE THE
TESTS.
TESTS. WE HAVE ABOUT 300 LABS IN NEW
YORK.
YORK. THEY ARE GREAT LABS, ACTUALLY.
IT’S MY JOB TO COORDINATE THE
300 LABS.
300 LABS. I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS RIGHT
WHEN HE SAYS THE STATES SHOULD
LEAD.
LEAD. THE GOVERNORS ARE GETTING IT
TOGETHER IN NEW YORK.
A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ARE
HAPPENING IN NEW YORK.
I THINK THE GOVERNOR IS GOING TO
COME IN AND SEE US TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON. ANDREW WILL BE COMING IN WITH
SOME OF HIS PEOPLE.
SO WE’LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
THE -- SOME OF THE ARTICLES JUST
RECENTLY CAME ABOUT IF YOU
REMEMBER, I:PUT OUT A STATEMENT
TODAY FOR A MONTH IT WAS ALL
VENTILATOR, VENTILATOR,
VENTILATOR, VENTILATOR, VENTILATOR.
VENTILATOR. IT’S ALL PEOPLE COULD TALK
ABOUT.
ABOUT. VENTILATORS.
VENTILATORS. WE DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT.
WE BUILT A LOT OF VENTILATORS.
WE HAVE SO MANY NOW THAT AT SOME
POINT SOON WE’LL BE HELPING
MEXICO AND ITALY AND OTHER
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. WE’LL BE SENDING THEM
VENTILATORS WHICH THEY
DESPERATELY NEED.
DESPERATELY NEED. THEY WERE NOT IN A POSITION TO
BUILD THEM THEMSELVES.
BUT WE HAVE THOUSANDS BEING
BUILT.
BUILT. HE STATE HAS HAD -- THEY HAVE
THE VENTILATORS.
THE VENTILATORS. IF THEY DON’T, WE HAVE ALMOST
10,000 IN OUR FEDERAL RESERVE,
OUR STOCKPILE.
OUR STOCKPILE. AND WE DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE
VENTILATORS.
VENTILATORS. UNFORTUNATELY THE PRESS DOESN’T
COVER IT OTHER THAN THE FAIR
PRESS.
PRESS. THAT’S UNDER PRESSURE WE DID
THAT.
THAT. NOBODY THAT NEEDED A VENTILATOR
IN THIS COUNTRY DIDN’T GET ONE.
THE STORY THAT JUST CAME OUT HOW
THE MEDIA COMPLETELY BLEW THE
TRUMP VENTILATOR STORY.
I’M SURE YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE
THAT.
THAT. THAT’S BY RICH LOWRY.
RESPECTED JOURNALIST AND PEN.
HOW THE MEDIA COMPLETELY BLEW
THE TRUMP VENTILATOR STORY.
HERE IS ANOTHER ONE THAT JUST
CAME OUT.
CAME OUT. KYLE SMITH, THE VENTILATOR
SHORTAGE THAT WASN’T.
THE VENTILATOR SHORT AND THAT
WASN’T.
WASN’T. BECAUSE WE GOT IT FIXED.
AND WE ARE GOING TO HELP THE
STATES STOCKPILE VENTILATORS.
SO IF A THING LIKE THIS SHOULD
HAPPEN AGAIN THEY HAVE GOT THEM.
THE STORIES ON TESTING ARE ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
WE ARE ACTUALLY IN GOOD SHAPE.
I WILL HAVE THE VICE PRESIDENT
AND OTHERS SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT
THAT.
THAT. BUT WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE ON
TESTING AND WE ARE GETTING
BETTER ALL THE TIME.
WE’LL SEE SOME INTERESTING
THINGS.
THINGS. I THOUGHT BEFORE I WENT ANY
FURTHER I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE
GENERAL WHO HAS DONE AN
INCREDIBLE JOB, TELL YOU WHERE
WE ARE.
WE ARE. WE ARE STILL BUILDING BEDS AND
HOSPITALS FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED
THEM.
THEM. THE HOSPITAL BUSINESS GENERALLY
IS GETTING PRETTY MUCH CLOSED
OUT.
OUT. BUT WE ARE CREATING SPACE FOR
PEOPLE JUST IN CASE.
I THOUGHT THE GENERAL HAS BEEN
SO IMPRESSIVE AND HAS DONE UPA
GREAT JOB.
GREAT JOB. ON BEHALF OF THE SERVICES AND
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, HE WILL