POTENTIAL SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS.
YOU SEE THE PRESIDENT AND THE
VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE
ENTERING ROOM.
NOW THE PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I SEE WE HAVE FEWER PEOPLE
BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS PROBLEM.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
THIS IS GETTING TO BE MORE AND
MORE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THAT
IS FINE.
THAT IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
THAT IS TOO BAD.
WE EXTEND OUR BEST WISHES TO
THE PERSON AFFECTED WE FEEL HE
OR SHE WILL BE BETTER VERY
SOON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
AMERICA CONTINUES TO WATCH US
AND WANTS TO TURN THE TIDE
AGAINST THE VIRUS.
I WANT AMERICANS TO KNOW THAT
WE'LL GET THROUGH THE
CHALLENGE, THE HARDSHIP WILL
END, IT WILL END SOON.
NORMAL LIFE WILL RETURN OUR
ECONOMY WILL REBOUND VERY
STRONGLY.
BUT RIGHT NOW IN THE MIST OF
THIS GREAT NATIONAL TRIAL,
AMERICANS MUST REMAIN UNITED
AND PURPOSE AND FOCUSED ON
VICTORY.
EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN PLEASE
KNOW THAT THE SACRIFICE THAT
YOU'RE MAKING AT THIS TIME IS
SO SAVE LIVES.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE PROTECT
OUR ASIAN COMMUNITY IN THE
WORLD.
THEY ARE AMAZING PEOPLE.
AND THE SPREADING OF THE VIRUS
IS NOT THEIR FAULT IN ANY WAY
SHAPE OR FORM.
THEY ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH
US TO GET RID OF IT.
FROM THE BEGINNING WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR
NATION'S BEST SCIENTISTS AND
PROFESSIONALS.
OUR PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS THAT
ARE TERRIFIC ARE STUDYING THE
VARIATION AND THE DISEASE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WE'LL USE DATA TO RECOMMEND NEW
PROTOCOLS TO ALLOW LOCAL
ECONOMIES TO CAUTIOUSLY RESUME
THE ACTIVITY AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME.
WE ALSO HAVE A LARGE TEAM WORK
ON WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE
ONCE THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY
GIVES THE REGION THE OKAY.
THE OKAY TO GET GOING, TO GET
BACK.
LET'S GO TO WORK.
OUR COUNTRY WAS NOT BUILT TO BE
SHUT DOWN.
THIS IS NOT A COUNTRY THAT WAS
BUILT FOR THIS.
IT WAS NOT BUILT TO BE SHUT
DOWN.
MY ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO
WORK WITH DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT ON AN URGENT RELIEF
BILL FOR THE MILLIONS OF
AMERICAN WORKERS AND SMALL
BUSINESSES AND LARGE BUSINESSES
THAT WERE BADLY AFFECTED BY THE
MEDICAL DIFFICULTY THAT WE'VE
HAD.
IF YOU HAD A VIABLE BUSINESS IN
JANUARY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO
ENSURING THE SAME IS TRUE IN
THE COMING WEEKS.
WE WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER THAN
IT WAS BEFORE.
WE'RE DOING THINGS TO HELP IN
THAT REGARD.
AMERICA WILL AGAIN AND SOON BE
OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
IS A LOT SOONER THAN THREE OR
FOUR MONTHS THAT SOMEBODY WAS
SUGGESTING.
WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE
THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THE CURE
BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM.
AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY
PERIOD, WE'LL MAKE A DECISION
AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO,
WHERE WE WANT TO GO, THE TIMING
AND WE'RE REFERRING TO THE
TIMING OF THE OPENING OF OUR
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE IT PRETTY WELL SHUT
DOWN TO GET RID OF THIS
INVISIBLE ENEMY.
WE PASSED PAID SICK LEAVE AND
FACTUALLY MEDICAL LEAVE AND
OTHER LEAVE.
THE VACCINES ARE COMING ALONG
QUICKLY.
NOW CONGRESS MUST DEMONSTRATE
THE SAME BIPARTISANSHIP TO COME
AGAIN AND PASS THE SENATE BILL
AND AVOID PLAYING ANYMORE
PARTISAN GAMES.
WE HAVE TO GET TOGETHER AND
STOP WITH THE PARTISAN
POLITICS.
I THINK THAT IS HAPPENING.
I GOT A CALL A LITTLE WHILE
AGO.
I GUESS THEY'RE GETTING CLOSER.
IT MUST GO QUICKLY.
WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE A DEAL.
THIS SHOULD NOT ONE A TIME FOR
POLITICAL AGENDAS SO FOCUS
SQUARELY ON THE NEEDS OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
WE ARE GOING TO SAVE AMERICAN
WORKERS AND WE'RE GOING TO SAVE
THEM QUICKLY.
WE'RE GOING TO SAVE OUR GREAT
AMERICAN COMPANIES BOTH SMALL
AND LARGE.
THIS WAS A MEDICAL PROBLEM.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET IT TURN
INTO A LONG LASTING FEMA IS
DISTRIBUTING MEDICAL MASKS.
THEY ARE FOCUSING ON THE AREAS
WITH THE GREATEST NEED.
WE SHIPPED 73 PALLETS OF
PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT
TO NEW YORK CITY AND TO THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
IN THE PAST 96 HOURS, FEMA
RECEIVED DONATIONS OF 6.5
MILLION MASKS.
WE'RE HAVING MILLS MILLIONS OF
MASKS BEING PRODUCED AS WE
SPEAK.
THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND
THE MEMBERS OF PRIVATE SECTOR
ARE COMING TOGETHER AND WORKING
TOGETHER.
EVERYONE IS WORKING TOGETHER.
I'M PLEASE TO REPORT THAT
CLINICAL TRIALS IN NEW YORK
WILL BEGIN FOR EXISTING DRUGS
THAT MAY PROVE EFFECTIVE
AGAINST THE VIRUS.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
WORKING TO HELP OBTAIN LARGE
QUANTITIES OF THE DRUG.
I THINK THE HYDROXENY AND THE Z
PACK IS LOOKING VERY GOOD.
IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED WITH
10,000 UNITS GOING AND IT WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED TOMORROW.
IT WILL BE AVAILABLE.
THEY'RE GOING TO DISTRIBUTE IT
TOMORROW MORNING TO A LOT OF
PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY AND NEW
YORK.
WE'RE STUDYING IT CLOSELY AND
WATCHING IT CLOSELY.
YOU PROBABLY SAW A COUPLE OF
ARTICLES OUT TODAY WHERE A
GENTLEMAN THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS
NOT GOING TO MAKE IT, HE SAID
GOOD-BYE TO HIS FAMILY.
THEY GAVE HIM THE DRUG JUST A
LITTLE WHILE BEFORE.
BUT HE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER.
HIS FAMILY THOUGHT HE WAS GOING
TO DIE.
A NUMBER OF HOURS LATER, HE
WOKE UP AND FELT GOOD AND HE
WOKE UP AGAIN AND FELT REALLY
GOOD.
HE'S IN GOOD SHAPE.
HE'S HAPPY FOR THIS PARTICULAR
DRUG THAT WE GOT APPROVED IN
RECORD-SETTING TIME.
THIS HAS NOT EVER BEEN ANYTHING
EVEN CLOSE TO.
I WANT TO THANK THE FDA THAT IS
INCREDIBLE AND DR. HANN.
THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING
PRODUCT TO INCREASE PRODUCTION
AND AVAILABLE SUPPLIES OF THIS
DRUG, NOT ONLY THIS DRUG BUT
OTHERS THAT ARE COMING.
THE ONE THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT
IS THE ONE THAT I JUST
MENTIONED.
I THINK THERE IS A REAL CHANCE
-- WE DON'T KNOW.
BUT THERE IS A REAL CHANCE IT
COULD HAVE TREMENDOUS IMPACT.
IT WILL BE A GIFT FROM GOD IF
THAT WORKED.
THAT WOULD BE A BIG GAME
CHANGER.
SO WE'LL SEE.
BUT THE DISTRIBUTION STARTS
TOMORROW MORNING EARLY IN NEW
YORK.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH THE
RESULT.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO WATCH
CLOSELY.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO
TRY.
IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH
MALARIA.
COUNTRIES WITH MALARIA HAVE HAD
AN INTERESTING THING HAPPENED.
THEY TAKE THIS DRUG AND IT IS A
POWERFUL DRUG AND THERE IS VERY
LITTLE ASSEMBLANCE OF THAT
VIRUS IN THOSE COUNTRIES.
SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
I'M ANNOUNCING THAT WE'RE
POSTPONING THE DEADLINE FOR
COMPLIANCE WITH REAL ID
REQUIREMENTS AT A TIME WHEN
WE'RE ASKING AMERICANS TO
MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE
WANT TO REQUIRE PEOPLE TO GO
WITH THEIR LOCAL DMV.
WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE NEW
DEADLINE SOON.
WE BROUGHT HOME 103 CITIZENS
AFTER THEY WERE STRANDED FOR
TEN DAYS IN BRAZIL FOLLOWING A
CRUISE.
WE WANT TO THANK THE BRAZILIAN
GOVERNMENT AND THEIR PRESIDENT.
MOST OF THOSE RETURNED WERE
SENIOR CITIZENS IN COOPERATION
WITH THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS AND
THE SAFE RETURN TO THE UNITED
STATES.
THANK YOU TO GOVERNOR ABBOTT.
A TERRIFIC GOVERNOR AND MAN.
I SIGNED AN ORDER EVOKING
PRESIDENTIAL AUTHORITIES ON
4512 OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCT ACT
TO PROHIBIT THE HOARDING OF
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
SUCH AS HAND SANITIZERS, FACE
MASKS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FACE MASKS AND
EQUIPMENT JUST COMING IN.
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE HOARDING.
AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL
BE SPEAKING ABOUT THAT IN A
SECOND.
WE WANT TO PREVENT PRICE
GOUGING AND THE CRITICAL HEALTH
AND MEDICAL RESOURCES ARE GOING
TO BE PROTECTED IN EVERY FORM
UNDER THIS DIRECTOR.
THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
SERVICES WILL BE UNDER MEDICAL
ELEMENTS AS SCARCE.
IT MEANS THAT IT WILL BE A
CRIME TO STOCKPILE THESE ITEMS
IN EXCESSIVE QUANTITIES THAT IS
HAPPENING TO A RELATIVELY SMALL
DEGREE.
BUT NEVERTHELESS IT IS
HAPPENING.
WE'LL BE WATCHING THAT WITH
OTHER GREAT ATTORNEY GENERAL
CLOSELY.
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WILL
BE AGGRESSIVELY WILL BE
PROSECUTOR SCHEME.
THEY SHUT DOWN A SITE THAT WAS
SELLING FAKE VACCINES, IF YOU
CAN BELIEVE THAT ONE.
THERE THERE ARE CONSTRUCTION
COMPANIES DONATING MASKS BY THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
MANUFACTURER WORKERS ARE
TRANSFORMING THEIR ASSEMBLY
LINES.
THEIR DELIVERING FOOD AND
MEDICINE TO THE ELDERLY.
WE'RE SEEING AMERICA AT ITS
BEST.
WE'RE SEEING THINGS THAT PEOPLE
NEVER THOUGHT COULD HAPPEN.
FRANKLY, WE NEVER THOUGHT THIS
COULD HAPPEN.
BUT THE WAY MOST AMERICANS ARE
WORKING TOWARDS GETTING IT
SOLVED AND JUST DOING WHAT THEY
HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THIS GO AWAY
IS INCREDIBLE YOU BELIEVE.
IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
THANK THE EVERYDAY HEROES THAT
ARE MAKING OUR EFFORT AGAINST
THE VIRUS POSSIBLE AND THE
THANK YOU TO HEALTH CARE
WORKERS AND THE FIRST RESPOND
IRRELEVANTS.
AND THANK YOU TO THE HARD MEN
AND WOMEN OF THE FEDERAL.UPS
AND THE TRUCKERS.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
PEOPLE AT OUR GROCERY STORE SO
THAT THE SHELVES CAN BE
RESTOCKED.
THE RESTAURANT WORKERS AND
DELIVERY WORKERS ARE KEEPING
OUR FAMILIES FED.
SO MANY OF THE RESTAURANTS ARE
DOING SERVICE WHERE PEOPLE COME
AND PICK IT UP.
IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE WHAT
THEY'VE GONE DOING.
A TOTAL DIFFERENT BUSINESS THEY
WERE IN.
IT IS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT
BUSINESS.
I WANT TO THANK THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE FOR RISING TO THE
CHALLENGE AND SHOWING
INCREDIBLE COURAGE,
DETERMINATION, GRACE AND GRIT
FROM NEW YORK TO SEATTLE AND
EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.
YOUR ACTS OF SELFLESSNESS AND
SACRIFICE ARE POWERFUL
TESTAMENT TO THE AMERICAN
CHARACTER.
IT IS BEING SHOWN AND IT IS
SHOWING UP TO A LEVEL THAT
PEOPLE ARE REALLY RESPECTING
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
THE WORLD HAS PROBLEMS.
WE'RE 148 COUNTRIES NOW, 148
COUNTRIES ARE AFFECTED BY THIS
INVISIBLE DISEASE.
ALL THE UPLIFTING REFLECTIONS
ARE OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE TO
SEE.
TOGETHER WE WILL BE HERE FOR
OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND WE'LL
WIN THIS WAR AND WE'LL WIN IT
MUCH SOONER THAN PEOPLE THINK
AND WE'LL BE BACK IN BUSINESS
AS A COUNTRY PRETTY SOON.
YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THAT
ALSO PRETTY.
AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO ASK