ELECTION. JUST FOR TONIGHT, A FEW MORE
IMPORTANT NUMBERS HERE.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 64 KNOWN
CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE
UNITED STATES AFTER TWO NEW
CASES WERE IDENTIFIED JUST
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
AND STILL THE PRESIDENT IS
TALKING ABOUT 15 CASES, AND JUST
TONIGHT AT A RALLY, HE WENT A
STEP FURTHER AND CALLED THE
CORONAVIRUS A HOAX.
>> THIS IS THEIR NEW HOAX, BUT
WE DID SOMETHING THAT’S BEEN
PRETTY AMAZING.
PRETTY AMAZING. WE HAVE 15 PEOPLE IN THIS
MASSIVE COUNTRY.
MASSIVE COUNTRY. AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE
WENT EARLY, WE WENT EARLY, WE
COULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE THAN
THAT.
THAT. >> A FEW MORE NUMBERS.
THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 85,000
CASES WORLDWIDE THE WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, IN FACT, TODAY
RAISED THEIR OWN ASSESSMENT OF
THE GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS RISK FROM
HIGH TO VERY HIGH, AND THAT’S
THEIR HIGHEST CATEGORY.
AS THEIR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH EMERGENCIES PUT IT,
QUOTE, THIS IS A REALITY CHECK
FOR EVERY GOVERNMENT ON THE
PLANET.
PLANET. WAKE UP, GET READY.
THIS VIRUS MAY BE ON ITS WAY.
AGAIN TODAY, INDEED, THE MARKET
SUFFERED, LOSSES FOR THE SEVENTH
DAY IN A ROW NOW, THE DOW HAS
LOST 12% OF ITS TOTAL VALUE IN
ONE WEEK, MAKING IT THE WORST
LOSS SINCE 2008.
TONIGHT NBC NEWS HAS CONFIRMED
"WASHINGTON POST" REPORTING THAT
THE WHITE HOUSE IS LOOKING AT A
TAX CUT AND POSSIBLY INTEREST
RATE CUTS TO HELP THE ECONOMY.
MEANWHILE, THE WHITE HOUSE HAS
ALSO DECIDED TO PUT OFF A MAJOR
SUMMIT WITH ASIAN LEADERS
SCHEDULED FOR NEXT MONTH IN
VEGAS AMID CONCERNS ABOUT
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. A LOT OF TRAVEL PLANS HAVE
CHANGED, A LOT OF AIRLINE STOCKS
ARE WAY DOWN.
AMAZON HAS STOPPED NONESSENTIAL
EMPLOYEE TRAVEL.
EMPLOYEE TRAVEL. UNITED AIRLINES REDUCING ITS
SERVICE THROUGHOUT ASIA, WHILE
THE AP IS REPORTING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE
STARTING TO PREPARE ONLINE
CLASSES AND CANCELING TRIPS
ABROAD DESPITE EVIDENCE POINTING
TO THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS,
THE PRESIDENT IS STILL USING HIS
OWN FALSE SET OF NUMBERS.
>> WE’RE AT THE SAME NUMBER.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING
BETTER, VERY MUCH BETTER.
THE 15 NUMBER.
>> THE 15 PEOPLE LIKEWISE, WE
HAVE THEM DOWN TO A MUCH LOWER
NUMBER.
NUMBER. THEY’RE IN GOOD SHAPE, MOST OF
THEM ARE IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE -- I WOULDN’T
SAY NOT DOING WELL, BUT IT’S
VERY -- SHE’S VERY SICK, BUT
SHE’S HOPEFULLY GETTING BETTER.
BUT WE’RE AT THE SAME NUMBER.
SO ESSENTIALLY WE’VE ONLY HAD
15.
15. [ INAUDIBLE QUESTION ]
>> WELL, I THINK IT’S JUST
PEOPLE DON’T KNOW -- IT’S THE
UNKNOWN.
UNKNOWN. YOU KNOW, THEY LOOK AT IT AND
THEY SAY, HOW LONG WILL THIS
LAST?
LAST? I THINK THEY’RE NOT VERY HAPPY
WITH THE DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES
WHEN THEY SEE THEM.
I THINK THAT HAS AN IMPACT.
AND WE THINK WE’RE GOING TO WIN.
WE THINK WE’RE GOING TO WIN
EASILY, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
IT’S AN ELECTION.
I DON’T THINK THAT’S HELPING.
I MADE ONE DECISION THAT WAS A
VERY IMPORTANT DECISION.
AND THAT WAS TO CLOSE OUR
COUNTRY TO A CERTAIN AREA OF THE
WORLD THAT WAS RELATIVELY
HEAVILY INFECTED.
HEAVILY INFECTED. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT 15 WHO SEEM TO ALL
BE GETTING BETTER.
ONE IS QUESTIONABLE.
>> AGAIN, 64 CONFIRMED CASES IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. THEN HERE’S MORE OF WHAT HE SAID
ABOUT THE VIRUS AT HIS RALLY
JUST TONIGHT IN NORTH
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> ONE OF MY PEOPLE CAME UP TO
ME AND SAID, MR. PRESIDENT, THEY
TRIED TO BEAT YOU ON RUSSIA,
RUSSIA, RUSSIA.
RUSSIA, RUSSIA. THAT DIDN’T WORK OUT TOO WELL.
THEY COULDN’T DO IT.
THEY TRIED THE IMPEACHMENT HOAX.
THAT WAS ON A PERFECT
CONVERSATION.
CONVERSATION. THEY TRIED ANYTHING.
THEY TRIED IT OVER AND OVER.
THEY’VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE YOU
GOT IN.
GOT IN. IT’S ALL TURNING.
THEY LOST.
THEY LOST. >> EARLIER TODAY, HIS CHIEF OF
STAFF SPOKE AT THE CONSERVATIVE
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE AND
GAVE A SIMILAR PERSPECTIVE.
>> WE TOOK EXTRAORDINARY STEPS
FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS AGO.
WHY DIDN’T YOU HEAR ABOUT IT?
WHAT WAS GOING ON FOUR OR FIVE
WEEKS AGO?
WEEKS AGO? IMPEACHMENT.
IMPEACHMENT. THAT’S ALL THE PRESS WANTED TO
TALK ABOUT.
TALK ABOUT. THE REASON -- YOU’RE SEEING SO
MUCH ATTENTION TO IT TODAY IS
THAT THEY THINK THIS IS WHAT’S
GOING TO BRING DOWN THE
PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT. THAT’S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
THIS IS NOT EBOLA.
I’LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS.
IT’S NOT SARS, IT’S NOT MERS.
IT’S NOT A DEATH SENTENCE.
IT’S NOT THE SAME AS THE EBOLA
CRISIS.
CRISIS. ARE YOU GOING TO SEE SCHOOLS
SHUT DOWN?
SHUT DOWN? PROBABLY.
PROBABLY. MAYBE YOU SEE IMPACTS ON PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION?
TRANSPORTATION? SURE.
SURE. BUT WE DO THIS.
WE KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS.
>> MORE ON ALL OF THAT IN A BIT.
THE PRESIDENT’S ELDEST SON ALSO
WEIGHED IN ON THE CRITICISM OF
THE ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE.
>> ARE YOU SURPRISED THE WAY
THEY’VE BEEN HANDLING THE
CORONAVIRUS SITUATION?
CORONAVIRUS SITUATION? MEANING DEMOCRATS.
MEANING DEMOCRATS. >> NOT AT ALL.
I MEAN, LIKE YOU SAID, WE’VE
SEEN THIS PLAY OUT FOR FOUR
YEARS.
YEARS. ANYTHING THEY CAN USE TO TRY TO
HURT TRUMP, THEY WILL.
THE PLAYBOOK IS OLD AT THIS
POINT.
POINT. BUT FOR THEM TO TAKE A PAN
DEMOCRAT AND I CAN SEEMINGLY
HOPE THAT IT COMES HERE AND
KILLS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SO THAT
THEY COULD END DONALD TRUMP’S
STREAK OF WINNING IS A NEW LEVEL
OF SICKNESS.
OF SICKNESS. >> AND LAST NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF ALL OF THIS, THE SECRETARY OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SHOWED
JOB ONE IN THIS PRESIDENT’S
CABINET REMAINS PRAISING THE
BOSS AT ALL COSTS.
>> SO JUST WANT TO REPORT TO
EVERYBODY THAT THANKS TO THE
PRESIDENT’S HISTORIC
PRESIDENT’S HISTORIC PRESIDENT’S HISTORICALLY AT THE
SAME TIME EFFORTS WE’VE KEPT THE
RISK LOW SO EVERYDAY AMERICANS
DON’T NEED TO BE WORRIED.
BUT THAT CAN CHANGE AND THAT’S
WHAT’S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US
TO PREPARE.
TO PREPARE. THAT’S WHY THE PRESIDENT IS
LEADING AN EFFORT.
THEY EXPECTED VICE PRESIDENT
NARCISSISM OUR ENTIRE
GOVERNMENT, GETTING PREPARED AND
MAKING SURE OUR STATE, LOCAL
COMMUNITIES ALSO ARE PREPARED.
AND SO THE PRESIDENT REALLY
DESERVES INCREDIBLE CREDIT.
>> MEANWHILE, TRUMP HAS DECIDED
TO RE-UP HIS NOMINATION OF
REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN JOHN
RATCLIFFE OF TEXAS TO BE
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE.
INTELLIGENCE. RATCLIFFE IS ONE OF THE MORE
FERVENT TRUMP SUPPORTERS IN
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. HIS LAST NOMINATION FOR THIS
SAME JOB WAS DOA AFTER MISTRUTHS
WERE REPORTED CONCERNING HIS
PAST PROSECUTIONS OF TERRORISTS.
>> PART OF MY BACKGROUND IS THAT
I WAS A TERRORISM PROSECUTOR FOR
GEORGE W. BUSH.
>> I’M JOHN RATCLIFFE.
AS U.S. ATTORNEY I PROSECUTED
TERRORISTS.
TERRORISTS. >> POINT IS, RATCLIFFE WAS A