President Trump today acknowledged more Americans would die of the coronavirus than he has recently predicted, now saying that the nationwide toll is likely to be between 60,000 and 70,000. More key moments from today's White House press briefing 👇
President Donald Trump on Monday acknowledged more Americans would die of the coronavirus than he has recently predicted,More than 56,000 have already died, according to the"So, yeah, we've lost a lot of people," Trump said during a press briefing in the Rose Garden. "But if you look at what original projections were, 2.2 million, we are probably heading to 60,000 to 70,000.
Trump also ducked a question Monday about his confidence in Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar following reports that the White House has explored replacing him. Asked why Trump still trusted Azar despite his assurances to the public in January that the virus would not impact Americans' day-to-day lives, Trump did not defend the HHS leader. Instead, he pivoted to attacking "people in the other party who have said the same thing and with even more confidence.
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