Trump is considering imposing a quarantine on New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the $2.2 trillion coronavirus aid package bill as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Vice President Mike Pence and Rep. Kevin Brady stand by in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2020.President Trump on Saturday told reporters at a press gaggle he was considering imposing a quarantine on New York, New Jersey, and "certain parts of Connecticut.
"We'd like to see New York quarantined because it's a hotspot — New York, New Jersey, maybe one or two other places, certain parts of Connecticut quarantined," Trumpat a press gaggle on Saturday. "We might not have to do it, but there's a possibility that sometime today we'll do a quarantine — short term two weeks for New York, probably New Jersey and parts of Connecticut.
The president confirmed he was considering such a move on Twitter on Saturday afternoon, saying a "decision will be made, one way or another, shortly."The state of New York is currently dealing with the worst of the outbreak nationwide and has been called the
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