I was reading someone tweet asking for prayers, Last week his father died of the Wuhan virus, on Friday his mother and today his brother is in bad shape. When I checked his profile, full of profanity against President, VoteJoe2020, looks like Antifa, etc. No Prayer for him. 2 Dem voters gone. Sorry, I decided not to respond to that tweet.
Subject: Out of town pool report #5 — more roundtable, questions on task force
Governor Ducey thanked Trump and McSally for their focus on tribal communities particularly during the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump also touted the building of the wall at the southern border, saying the U.S. had seen the lowest numbers of border crossings.
“We’ll have it completed early next year,” Trump said.
The president then signed a proclamation against Native American violence.
The president was asked about winding down the coronavirus task force and whether that was a good idea during a pandemic.
“I think we are looking at phase two and we’re looking at other phases.” Trump said the country is starting to open up and noted that the task force has done “a phenomenal job.”
Trump went on to tout the country’s testing capabilities.
“I just want to say we have done an incredible job on testing.”
Pressed further on the task force issue, Trump said he wouldn’t need to consult certain people, such as those who worked on ventilators.
“We will have something in a different form,” the president said, describing the need to focus on both safety and reopening. He said Mike Pence and the task force have done a great job.
Why is now the time to wind down the task force if there could be a recurrence?
“Because we can’t close our country down for the next five years,” the president said. “We’ve learned a lot.” The president noted that health experts believe there could be a recurrence but they would need to “put it out.”
Please check quotes against transcript. Round
table still ongoing.
Passing the following along from the White House on the participants. They were distanced at long tables and no one was wearing a mask.
Today, President Donald J. Trump will participate in a roundtable discussion on supporting Native Americans.
The following individuals are expected to attend:
The White House
President Donald J. Trump
Trump Administration
Secretary Eugene Scalia, Department of Labor
Elected Officials
Governor Doug Ducey, Arizona
Senator Martha McSally, Arizona
Native America Leaders
Myron Lizer, Vice President, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
Dottie Lizer, Second Lady, Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah
Stephen Roe Lewis, Gila River Indian Community, Arizona