Posted on 03/29/2020 12:16:00 PM PDT by Kaslin
President Trump announced he would not be imposing a quarantine on parts of the Northeast but would instead be issuing a travel advisory for the area.
Trump said earlier on Saturday that he was considering the idea of imposing a quarantine for the states of New York and New Jersey as well as some parts of Connecticut to help stop the spread of Wuhan coronavirus. New York is currently leading the nation as the epicenter of coronavirus cases.
"I’m thinking about that right now," Trump told reporters 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 – on New York, probably New Jersey, certain parts of Connecticut."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was reportedly caught off guard by the possibility of a federally imposed quarantine, going so far as to call the idea "a civil war kind of discussion."
Ultimately, Trump decided a quarantine of the Northeast would not be necessary based on the recommendation of the president's coronavirus taskforce. Full details of the travel advisory will be released by the CDC later on Saturday, according to the president.
On the recommendation of the White House CoronaVirus Task Force, and upon consultation with the Governor’s of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, I have asked the @CDCgov to issue a strong Travel Advisory, to be administered by the Governors, in consultation with the....— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020
....Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary. Full details will be released by CDC tonight. Thank you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020
Trump admin chickened out after Cumo threatened to sue
Ha Ha
I like the way the media claims President Trump “threatened” to quarantine the northeast. He said it was possible he “may have to” quarantine some parts of the northeast. He never threatened them. He threw it out as a possibility, and of course the media jumped on it, and made it out to be more than what it was.
More like.....Here’s a bone for you Mr. Cuomo....LOL
Like that’s gonna work.
New Yorkers are already fleeing in droves.
Yes, Trump’s hands are clean while Cuomo will reap the whirlwind after New York spreads the virus.
LOL!! Not!!
Trump set the trap, and Cuomo fell right in.
Unfortunately, I’m already seeing NY plates here in SW PA.
Be a shame if anything happened to those cars.
It's a bit early for the Steeler fans to start showing up....
You just go and lay your hand
On a Pittsburgh Steelers’ fan
And I think you’re gonna finally
understand
It’s out there.
If NY does not improve it can still be done.
As a Cleveland guy, I have total respect for the Steelers franchise, it’s the BaltiModells I hate.
How many hundreds of roads, highways, interstates, railroads and rivers cross the boarders of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. How many thousands of troops would it take to put roadblocks up on all of them? How many ships would it take to cut off the Atlantic and Great Lakes coasts? The quarantine may be needed but it’s impossible to enact.
I perfectly understand that.
Cuomo tipped their hand b
It is a civil war. Being fought by psychological warfare.
The horse done already bolted.
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