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Trump expected to declare national emergency on coronavirus, at press conference

  
Via:  Vic Eldred  •  4 years ago  •  25 comments

By:    Brooke Singman, John Roberts

Trump expected to declare national emergency on coronavirus, at press conference
"I will be having a news conference today at 3:00 P.M., The White House. Topic: CoronaVirus!" he tweeted.

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President Trump announced that he plans to hold a press conference Friday afternoon to address the  coronavirus  crisis, as concerns over the spreading outbreak wreak havoc on the economy and American life.

Fox News is told the president is expected to declare a national emergency.

"I will be having a news conference today at 3:00 P.M., The White House. Topic: CoronaVirus!" he tweeted.

The announcement comes as major sporting and other events are called off or postponed, businesses across the country institute telework policies, government buildings and schools shutter and other disruptions rock the nation, amid efforts to curb the transmission of the virus. It also comes amid conflicting reports over whether another person who came in contact with Trump in recent days -- Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro -- tested positive.

Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo initially told Fox News that they were doing further testing to confirm the diagnosis. But minutes later, he told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" that the test came back negative.

"Everything’s good now," he said.

Bolsonaro had been tested after one of his deputies, who also attended meetings at Mar-a-Lago with the president and vice president, tested positive for COVID-19.

Amid these reports, a number of White House officials were called into an urgent meeting in the chief of staff’s office, Fox News was told Friday morning.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., also announced on Thursday that he was in self-quarantine after attending the meeting with Trump and Bolsonaro’s team at Mar-a-Lago.

The president, at this point, has not been tested for coronavirus, even after having met with individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 or interacted with others who have.

Earlier this week, several Republican lawmakers went into self-quarantine, after an attendee of the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 26 to Feb. 29 notified CPAC organizers that he had tested positive.

Both Trump and Vice President Pence, who has been appointed to lead the official Coronavirus Task Force, attended and spoke at CPAC. Neither came in contact with the ill individual, according to the White House.

Trump, though, had direct contact with Rep. Doug Collins on a trip last Friday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, and Rep. Matt Gatez traveled on Air Force One on Monday. Both are in self-quarantine.

Meanwhile, the president tweeted Friday morning touting "strong border policy," saying that if U.S. borders were weak, more American coronavirus-related deaths would have been recorded at this point.

“To this point, and because we have had a very strong border policy, we have had 40 deaths related to CoronaVirus. If we had weak or open borders, that number would be many times higher!” Trump tweeted Friday.

The president, on Wednesday night after the World Health Organization designated COVID-19 a global pandemic, announced a temporary halt on air travel to the United States from Europe, excluding flights from the United Kingdom and those carrying cargo, in an effort to contain the spread of the virus.

The outbreak is believed to have originated at an animal and seafood market in the city of Wuhan, China.

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  Brooke Singman

Fox News' Joe Shikhman and The Associated Press contributed to this report. 


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Vic Eldred
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1  seeder  Vic Eldred    4 years ago

This will unleash FEMA.

To be continued...

 
 
 
It Is ME
Masters Guide
1.1  It Is ME  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    4 years ago
This will unleash FEMA.

Democrat Approved "Border Closures" too ?

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.1.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  It Is ME @1.1    4 years ago

And we can speed up research

 
 
 
It Is ME
Masters Guide
1.1.2  It Is ME  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.1.1    4 years ago
And we can speed up research

We ALWAYS could....but....ya know....it's always hindered by "Political Rules and Regulations" ! jrSmiley_100_smiley_image.jpg

 
 
 
Nerm_L
Professor Expert
1.2  Nerm_L  replied to  Vic Eldred @1    4 years ago
This will unleash FEMA.

Along with Civil Defense and the National Guard.  A declaration of national emergency unleashes a lot of resources.  It's no longer a crisis; it's a war.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
Professor Principal
1.2.1  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Nerm_L @1.2    4 years ago

As somebody famous once said...."The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

 
 
 
Sunshine
Professor Quiet
1.2.2  Sunshine  replied to  Nerm_L @1.2    4 years ago

The governors say they need federal help.  Is this really on the scale of a national disaster?

 
 
 
Nerm_L
Professor Expert
1.2.3  Nerm_L  replied to  Vic Eldred @1.2.1    4 years ago
As somebody famous once said.... "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"

But that has been taken out of context.  

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days."

People have ignored the context of FDR calling for drastic action and for people to not fear those drastic actions.  Here's the full text of the inaugural address.

Franklin Roosevelt was stating that the status quo had failed, drastic action was necessary to change the status quo , and that the public should not fear those drastic actions.  FDR promised to burn down the status quo .

While Franklin Roosevelt was certainly more eloquent than Donald Trump, Franklin Roosevelt was also pursuing his version of MAGA.  Trump's policy agenda has been more aligned with that of Franklin Roosevelt than Ronald Reagan.  Sort of raises questions about Democrat's vehement opposition to Trump, doesn't it?  And it sort of explains Republican's ambivalence toward Trump, as well.

 
 
 
Vic Eldred
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1.2.4  seeder  Vic Eldred  replied to  Nerm_L @1.2.3    4 years ago

Thank you for the context. I'm not sure we are at the spot he was in, time will tell.

 
 
 
Nerm_L
Professor Expert
1.2.5  Nerm_L  replied to  Sunshine @1.2.2    4 years ago
The governors say they need federal help.  Is this really on the scale of a national disaster?

It's a national emergency.  What has happened with COVID-19 isn't very much different than the Sept. 11 attacks in terms of a national emergency.  

The news reporting I've seen emphasizes Democrats urging the President to declare a national emergency to allow throwing money at the crisis.  As usual, Congress thinks it's all about the money.

Declaring a national emergency allows the President to use war powers inside the United States.  The President doesn't have to wait for Congressional approval.  It's no longer a crisis, it's a war.

 
 
 
Just Jim NC TttH
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1.2.6  Just Jim NC TttH  replied to  Nerm_L @1.2.5    4 years ago
Democrats urging the President to declare a national emergency to allow throwing money at the crisis.  As usual, Congress thinks it's all about the money.

That is their solution to almost everything.....................good thoughts!!

 
 
 
Nerm_L
Professor Expert
1.2.7  Nerm_L  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @1.2.6    4 years ago
That is their solution to almost everything.....................good thoughts!!

The public isn't going to tolerate partisan bickering at this point.  Congress doesn't want to be in the headlines.

 
 
 
1stwarrior
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1.2.8  1stwarrior  replied to  Just Jim NC TttH @1.2.6    4 years ago

384

 
 
 
Sunshine
Professor Quiet
2  Sunshine    4 years ago

Michigan schools closed for 3 weeks...my poor daughter. jrSmiley_4_smiley_image.png

 
 
 
bbl-1
Professor Quiet
3  bbl-1    4 years ago

A day late and a dollar short. 

The national emergency began on election day in 2016.

Saw Ivanka the other day.  She still looks good.

 
 
 
Texan1211
Professor Principal
3.1  Texan1211  replied to  bbl-1 @3    4 years ago
The national emergency began on election day in 2016.

Perhaps so--for pink-pussy-hat-wearing, screaming-at-the-sky alarmists.

For reasonable, sane folks, not so much.

 
 
 
JBB
Professor Principal
4  JBB    4 years ago

It was not Jimmy Carter's fault that global inflation doomed his chances for reelection but that is the way it goes in politics. Biden can now just coast into the White House. Of course, if we were not already spending like drunk sailors and had not already cut taxes to the bone and were not already running trillion dollar deficits we could do something about it...

BUTT, we already are so we cannot!

 
 

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