President Trump will brief the nation with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) from the Oval Office after the two meet to discuss Florida’s COVID-19 prevention measures and reopening plans.
President @realDonaldTrump will be having a press conference with the Governor of Florida, @GovRonDeSantis at 11:30 am ET.
— Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) April 28, 2020
Gov. DeSantis has begun to slowly reopen his state’s economy, in consultation with President Trump:
Florida has flattened the curve. Our state continues to ramp up #COVID19 testing, our hospitalizations remain low, and we are on the right path to safely re-opening our economy. pic.twitter.com/hsihPWhHyF
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 27, 2020
ICU bed availability in Florida hospitals has increased during the span of this pandemic. In fact, Miami-Dade, which has nearly 40% of all FL cases, had 45% of its ICU beds available as of 4/27. Thank you to all of our health care workers and systems for doing such a great job! pic.twitter.com/pNtt2aPHqm
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 28, 2020
Your job and paycheck are important, and we are working hard to take a safe, smart, step-by-step approach to re-opening our economy. pic.twitter.com/4txXlQnssz
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 25, 2020
.?@realDonaldTrump? with ?@GovRonDeSantis? in the Oval. The Florida governor is touting low fatalities in his state, saying it was lower than most people would have predicted. pic.twitter.com/5NvVs2KzOH
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) April 28, 2020
Trump tells DeSantis to “let us know” if he wants travel banned from countries that fly people into Florida pic.twitter.com/p7eW6JnAmt
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) April 28, 2020
Watch the joint press conference here:
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