- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 8:10 PM est
The American people should remain confident that at President @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are going to continue to work every single day to make sure that states have the testing, resources and supplies they need to reopen their communities and to reopen America. pic.twitter.com/nJb4dkt6Rg
— Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) April 18, 2020
- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 8:08 PM est
Trump asked about herd immunity...he says he "doesn't want to embarrass" other countries but he said one in particular tried herd and it "didn't work out too well."
- Julio Rosas | Apr 17, 2020 8:04 PM est
Responding to a question about his tweets to “LIBERATE” the states with people protesting stay-at-home orders, Trump says, “If you take a look at what’s going on in Virginia, they want to take away second amendment rights, that’s what they want to do” https://t.co/Pyi8UpsEES pic.twitter.com/ns8wVnvpKs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 18, 2020
- Julio Rosas | Apr 17, 2020 8:03 PM est
Trump: In all fairness, the World Health Organization couldn't get in, and that is why I wish they would take a different stance. They took a very pathetic stance and a weak stance, but they said they couldn't get in, but ultimately they got in, much sooner than everybody, but they didn't report what was happening. They didn't report what was happening inside of China. No, I'm not happy with China.
- Bronson Stocking | Apr 17, 2020 7:58 PM est
Trump was there to send off the USNS Comfort as the hospital ship left for New York. He says he's glad they didn't need it.
- Reagan Mccarthy | Apr 17, 2020 7:56 PM est
Video: Shame on the China-loving, WHO-defending #liberalhack @AriMelber for refusing to correct @SpeakerPelosi for falsely claiming that President Trump thought the coronavirus was "a hoax" and then not pushing back on her insistence that this economic downturn is his fault pic.twitter.com/Opyg2a3tzI
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 17, 2020
- Julio Rosas | Apr 17, 2020 7:56 PM est
4/2: "Mr. President, you've made clear to us, we now need to execute."What a job they did! #PPP 15 days later:1,661,367 loans$342 billion4,975 lenders74% loans $150K and underCountless jobs savedAnd Democrats are blocking more relief. Shamefulpic.twitter.com/Uee0KUsnB3
— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) April 17, 2020
- Ellie Bufkin | Apr 17, 2020 7:56 PM est
"I think I've been in the White House for, I don't know, months..." Trump says.
The president is all of us in quarantine right now.
- Ellie Bufkin | Apr 17, 2020 7:55 PM est
Trump clarifies, again, that he singled out Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia for doing more than is necessary in terms of restrictions.
He says Gov. Northam of Virginia particularly crossed the line by threatening to take people's guns away.
- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 7:55 PM est
By the way, Trump wonders how Northam got away with some *other* controversies...
- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 7:54 PM est
Trump on Gov. Northam: "If he were Republican, he'd be under siege."
- Reagan Mccarthy | Apr 17, 2020 7:53 PM est
.@realDonaldTrump hammers Nancy Pelosi."She's away on vacation or something and she should come back, she could come back an get this done. I don't know why she's not coming back. The fact is she's not doing her job."Democrats need help fund the #PaycheckProtectionProgram. pic.twitter.com/Cv49XjqLvd
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 17, 2020
- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 7:51 PM est
#WheresPelosi.
.@realDonaldTrump hammers Nancy Pelosi."She's away on vacation or something and she should come back, she could come back an get this done. I don't know why she's not coming back. The fact is she's not doing her job."Democrats need help fund the #PaycheckProtectionProgram. pic.twitter.com/Cv49XjqLvd
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) April 17, 2020
- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 7:50 PM est
This is what you call a burn.
REPORTER: "Why would the U.S. Give a grant to China?"TRUMP: "When did you hear the grant was made?"REPORTER: "2015."TRUMP: "Who is president then, I wonder?" pic.twitter.com/utfsJRLVqp
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) April 17, 2020
- Julio Rosas | Apr 17, 2020 7:48 PM est
Reporter: China says it's coronavirus death toll in Wuhan's 50% higher, up to about 4,000. Does that sound like a credible number to you?
President Trump: I listened to the press. We don't have most of the world's deaths. It has to be China. It's a massive country. Gone through a tremendous problem with this, tremendous problem. They must have the most. So today is how they announced that essentially they are doubling up on the numbers. That's only in Wuhan. They are not talking about outside Wuhan. So it is what it is, Steve. It is what it is. What a sad state of affairs.
- Katie Pavlich | Apr 17, 2020 7:46 PM est
Trump: The bat is question is from 40 miles away from the wet market. Very strange things going on.
- Ellie Bufkin | Apr 17, 2020 7:46 PM est
Trump answering questions about CCP claiming their virus death toll is actually 50 percent higher than they claimed, putting the total at just under 5,000 dead:
"Most in the world has to be China."
- Bronson Stocking | Apr 17, 2020 7:45 PM est
Rubio even tried offering Pelosi his ice cream if she'd agree to fund PPP.
- Cortney O'Brien | Apr 17, 2020 7:45 PM est
Trump on China's supposed numbers.
China has just announced a doubling in the number of their deaths from the Invisible Enemy. It is far higher than that and far higher than the U.S., not even close!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020
- Reagan Mccarthy | Apr 17, 2020 7:45 PM est
“I think she should come back and do her job. I think she’s on vacation or something which is nothing new for her.”Trump on Pelosi and the Democrats blocking small business paychecks. #PPPloans
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) April 17, 2020