EXTEND THEM AND HE DID LISTEN, FAUCI SAID.
FAUCI SAID. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
KICKING OFF THIS HOUR FOR US.
>>> JOINING ME NOW IS KRISTIN
GILLIBRAND FROM THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
YORK. SHE SITS ON THE ARMED SERVICES
COMMITTEE.
COMMITTEE. SENATOR, GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH
US.
US. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME.
THE PRESIDENT --
>> OF COURSE.
>> I WANT TO START WITH SOME OF
THE PRESIDENT’S COMMENTS.
HE SAID, THAT NEW YORK, WHICH
YOU REPRESENT, SHOULD BE TOTALLY
FINE AND SHOULD HAVE MORE THAN
ENOUGH VENTILATORS AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. WHAT IS YOUR ASSESSMENT FROM
WHAT YOU’RE HEARING.
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT’S WRONG
AND HE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY
UNHELPFUL IN HIS CONSTANT
RHETORIC OF PITTING ONE STATE
AND ONE REGION AGAINST THE
OTHER.
OTHER. INCLUDING ATTACKING OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND SAYING THAT
SOMEHOW MASKS ARE MISSING.
I THINK THOSE COMMENTS ARE
OUTRAGEOUS AND SHOWS THAT HE’S
NOT AN EFFECTIVE LEADER IN A
TIME OF CRISIS.
OUR DOCTORS, NURSES, EMTs, FRONT
LINES, FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE
OFFICERS ARE DOING EVERYTHING
ASKED OF THEM, WORKING 24/7.
THEY NEED MASKS.
THEY NEED MASKS FOR THE ENTIRE
DAY.
DAY. THEY NEED MORE VENTILATORS.
WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH
VENTILATORS.
VENTILATORS. BECAUSE WE HAVE A GOOD GOVERNOR
AND A GOOD NEW YORK CITY MAYOR,
WE HAVE FIELD HOSPITALS BEING
BUILT IN THE JAVITS CENTER,
CENTRAL PARK, THE "USNS COMFORT"
ARRIVING TODAY.
ARRIVING TODAY. I TALKED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
ARMY AS WELL AS THE SECRETARY OF
THE NAVY ABOUT HOW WE CAN
MOBILIZE OUR TROOPS TO BE MORE
HELPFUL IN THESE URGENT ISSUES
OF GETTING THE SUPPLY CHAINS UP
AND RUNNING.
AND RUNNING. I THINK THE PRESIDENT USED TOO
LONG TO USE THE FACILITY OF
ASKING EMPLOYERS AND
MANUFACTURERS TO START BUILDING
AND MANUFACTURING MORE
VENTILATORS.
VENTILATORS. HE SHOULD HAVE USED THE DEFENSE
PRODUCTION ACT EARLIER AND NOW
WE’RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL.
BUT I THINK HE’S WRONG WHEN HE
SAYS NEW YORK HAS WHAT THEY
NEED.
NEED. >> THERE’S A LOT TO UNPACK
THERE.
THERE. WE HAVE LIVE PICTURES OF THE
"USNS COMFORT" PULLING UP THERE
TO THE PIER.
THOSE ARE LIVE IMAGES ON YOUR
SCREEN.
SCREEN. SENATOR, YOU BROUGHT UP THE
ISSUE OF THE MASKS AND I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
THE PRESIDENT APPEARING TO
SUGGEST THAT NEW YORK HOSPITALS
ARE HOARDING OR DOING SOMETHING
ELSE IMPROPER WITH THIS
PROTECTIVE GEAR.
PROTECTIVE GEAR. TAKE A LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAID.
>> THEY’VE BEEN DELIVERING FOR
YEARS 10 TO 20,000 MASKS.
IT’S A NEW YORK HOSPITAL, IT’S
PACKED ALL THE TIME.
HOW DO YOU GO FROM 10 TO 20 TO
300,000.
300,000. SOMETHING IS GOING WRONG.
AND YOU OUGHT TO LOOK INTO IT AS
REPORTERS.
REPORTERS. WHERE ARE THE MASKS GOING?
ARE THEY GOING OUT THE BACK
DOOR?
DOOR? >> YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT,
SENATOR?
SENATOR? WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE
PRESIDENT SUGGESTING THERE MAY
BE SOMETHING WRONG AND GOING OUT
THE BACK DOOR AS HE SAID?
>> THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO
DISTRACT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
HE’S DELUSIONAL AND ATTACKING
OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
THESE ARE THE MEN AND WOMAN WHO
ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES EVERY
DAY AND IT’S BEYOND
UNDERSTANDING THAT HE CAN’T
COMPREHEND THAT BEFORE THIS
EPIDEMIC, BEFORE A HIGHLY
CONTAGIOUS VIRUS WAS THROUGHOUT
OUR CITY AND STATE AND OUR
COUNTRY, PEOPLE DIDN’T HAVE TO
WEAR EVERY MOMENTS AT WORK.
THEY DO TODAY.
I THINK HE’S JUST PURPOSEFULLY
CREATING CONSPIRACY THEORIES T
DISTRACT FROM HIS LACK OF
PERFORMANCE AND LACK OF
LEADERSHIP IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY
TIME OF NEED FOR PEOPLE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. >> LET ME GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON
SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS THE STATE
HERE.
HERE. YOU IN THE TRI-STATE AREA, THE
CDC IMPLEMENTING A NEW TRAVEL
ADVISORY FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE,
NOT TO TRAVEL FOR 14 DAYS.
SHOULD GOVERNOR CUOMO AND MAYOR
de BLASIO FOLLOW IT AND TELL US
HOW IT -- SOMETHING LIKE THAT
WOULD IMPACT YOU AS BEING A
SENATOR OF THIS STATE BUT RIGHT
NOW OBVIOUSLY HAVING TO WORK IN
D.C. FOR THE TIME BEING?
>> I THINK THE PRESIDENT, AGAIN,
IS PITTING PARTS OF THE COUNTRY
AGAINST OTHERS AND I THINK HE IS
NOT FOLLOWING WHAT THE HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS ARE RECOMMENDING.
IF HE DOESN’T FULLY UNDERSTAND
THAT EVERY STATE IN THIS COUNTRY
ALREADY HAS CORONAVIRUS AND SOME
REASONS FOR THE DISPARITY IN
NUMBERS IS THERE’S NOT A LOT OF
TESTING IN SOME STATES.
IT’S NOT THAT DON’T HAVE A LOT
OF CASES, IT’S THAT THEY HAVEN’T
TESTED A LOT OF PEOPLE.
NEW YORK HAS DRIVE-THROUGH
TESTING IN PLACES THAT ARE
EPICENTERS OF THE DISEASE.
THEY HAVE SET UP MUCH MORE RAPID
TESTING FACILITIES AROUND THE
STATE.
STATE. CALIFORNIA HAS DONE THE SAME.
SO HAS SEATTLE AND WASHINGTON
STATE.
STATE. BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE STATES AND
CITIES THAT WERE HIT THE HARDEST
EARLIEST.
EARLIEST. YOU’RE SEEING SPIKES NOW IN
DETROIT, YOU HAVE IT IN NEW
ORLEANS.
ORLEANS. EVERY CITY IN THIS COUNTRY IS
GOING TO HAVE A DELUGE OF
PATIENTS.
PATIENTS. ONCE THE TESTING AND UP AND
RUNNING, THEY’LL KNOW HOW MANY
THEY’RE GOING TO HAVE TO TREAT.
AND SO THIS IS A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
AND FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP, AGAIN,
TO BE SPITEFUL AND CONSPIRACY
THEORIST, IT’S NOT HELPFUL.
HE’S NOT LEADING.
HE’S NOT GOVERNING.
HE’S TRYING TO PLACE BLAME ON
OTHERS FOR HIS FAILURE TO ACT
URGENTLY AND EARLY AS HE SHOULD
HAVE.
HAVE. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THE
WORK IN JANUARY OF GETTING
VENTILATORS STOCKPILED, MASKS
STOCKPILED OUT INTO COMMUNITIES.
HE SHOULD HAVE NOT RESTRICTED
THE CDC TO BE THE ONLY SOURCE OF
TESTING FOR MONTHS.
HE SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED EVERY LAB
IN AMERICA TO COME UP WITH A
TEST.
TEST. WE JUST HEARD TODAY -- OR
YESTERDAY THAT WE NOW FINALLY
HAVE A RAPID TEST FROM ABBOTT
LABS.
LABS. THAT IS THE KEY TO BEATING THE
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. ONCE YOU HAVE A RAPID TEST THAT
YOU CAN GIVE TO EVERY DOCTOR,
EVERY PEDIATRICIAN, EVERY
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, EVERY
HOSPITAL, THEN WE CAN KNOW WHO
HAS TO QUARANTINE AND WHO
DOESN’T.
DOESN’T. THAT IS HOW YOU GET THE ECONOMY
OPENED AGAIN.
OPENED AGAIN. HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF WEEKS OR MONTHS THAT WE CAN