Pres. Trump tells ABC News' DavidMuir 'it's possible there will be some' deaths as states ease coronavirus restrictions, acknowledging it was the choice the U.S. faces to reopen the economy.
, acknowledging that it was the choice the country faces to reopen and jumpstart the economy.
In addition to the president's acknowledgement directly to Muir that it's"possible there will be some" deaths as a cost of reopening the country, the president also acknowledged during his visit to Arizona that there will be some who are"affected badly" by the decision. Tune into ABC at 1 p.m. ET and ABC News Live at 4 p.m. ET every weekday for special coverage of the novelIn arguing for the need to push states to reopen, Trump said social distancing restrictions had led to drug overdoses and suicides."Take a look at what's going on," he said."People are losing their jobs. We have to bring it back, and that's what we're doing."
experts in warning that the virus will continue to pose a major risk until the time that there is effective treatment and vaccination. Asked by Muir if"right now," any American worker nervous about returning to work who wants to get tested could get access to an antibody test, Trump said yes.The president was dismissive of two new analyses that offered cautionary tales against a premature reopening, one from Johns Hopkins University that warned the daily death rate could nearly double by June and a model from thethat warned the U.S. death toll could increase to nearly 135,000 by Aug. 4.
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