Asked about their message to Americans who might feel scared amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Pres. Trump and Vice Pres. Mike Pence had very different responses for NBC's Peter Alexander.
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Flanked by members of the Coronavirus Task Force, President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing on the latest development of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. at the White House, March 20, 2020, in Washington."Every week, our border agents encounter thousands of unscreened, unvetted, and unauthorized entries from dozens of countries. And we've had this problem for decades -- for decades," Trump added."You know the story.
"Under section 362 of the Public Health Service Act, the CDC is suspending the entry of certain persons into the United States because of the public health threat that their entry in the United States represents," he said."We are talking about significant numbers of illegal immigrants." "I was in New York City on September 11th, 2001, and I know what New Yorkers can do. So, please, cooperate with your governor, cooperate with your neighbor," Fauci said."It is very important."Fauci acknowledged -- point blank -- that the government is"not there yet" in meeting the demand for COVID-19 tests, breaking with the government line which has sought to focus on ramped up efforts.
The president then stepped forward and continued to shift blame for the current shortages on the system that he inherited. "California and New York have done that," Trump said, but as for other states,"I don't think so. You go out to the Midwest and other locations, and they're watching their television but they don't have the same problem."
Trump said General Motors will be working with the federal government to supplement production amid equipment shortages -- and though he said more companies had signed on, he refused to say which ones at the time.After the FDA walked back Trump's comments Thursday that hydroxychloroquine was already approved to treat COVID-19, Fauci was asked if there has been some promise with the drug.
President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the new coronavirus at the White House, on March 20, 2020, in Washington.Fauci, who has said there is no"magic drug" to treat coronavirus, was pressed if Americans should feel hopeful, following the president's comments. "Due to the virus, the Department of Education will not enforce standardized testing requirements, very importantly, for elementary school through high school for the current year," Trump said."A lot of the students will be happy. Some probably not."
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