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Click on link. Note: these pressers rarely start on time. Presser from Tuesday, 3/31: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2TRmlsmMNU 2:11:07

March 31, 2020   5:30 P.M. EDT  THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much, everyone.  Our country is in the midst of a great national trial, unlike any we have ever faced before.  You all see it.  You see it probably better than most. We’re at war with a deadly virus.  Success in this fight will require the full, absolute measure of our collective strength, love, and devotion.  Very important.Each of us has the power, through our own choices and actions, to save American lives and rescue the most vulnerable among us. That’s why we really have to do what...

Several months ago, before anyone imagined the current crisis, I read a book called "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Frankl was a Jewish Viennese psychiatrist who was captured by the Nazis during World War II and managed to survive four concentration camps including the infamous Auschwitz and Dachau. He went through the ordeal observing human behavior, and the result was his formulation of a system of therapy he called logotherapy. Frankl found that those who were most successful, surviving under the most challenging circumstances, were those who retained a sense of meaning in their lives. That is, the...

President Trump and Coronavirus Task Force News Conference 3/31/20 – 5:15 P.M. (Eastern) Will be starting The White House news conference at 5:15 P.M. Eastern.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 31, 2020 The White Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpbEyfl3vpg RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMLGEuYdYCU Diamond and Silkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa22vTWXO90 Golden State Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLV1i7IJJH4 FOX 10 Phoenixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwAG9WCHSdA FOX Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CFVgUmaHpo C-SPANhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?470841-1/pres-trump-holds-coronavirus-briefing Because the “Ratings” of my News Conferences etc. are so high, “Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers” according to the @nytimes, the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY. “Trump is reaching too many people, we must stop him.” said one lunatic. See you at 5:00 P.M.!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29,...

Rose Garden5:12 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Okay, thank you very much.  Thank you.  Very comfortable here.  A lot of room.  And we appreciate you being here.Yesterday I announced that we would be extending our social distance guidelines through the end of April.  This is based on modeling that shows the peak in fatalities will not arrive for another two weeks.  The same modeling also shows that, by very vigorously following these guidelines, we could save more than 1 million American lives.  Think of that: 1 million American lives.Our future is in our own hands, and the choices and sacrifices we...

Rose Garden March 29, 20205:43 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Appreciate everybody being here.  Beautiful day in the Rose Garden.  Tremendous distance between chairs.  Social distancing.  You practice it very well.  We appreciate it.  That’s great.I want to start today by highlighting several critical developments on both the testing and treatment that will help us win our war against the coronavirus.On Friday, the FDA authorized a new test developed by Abbott Labs that delivers lightning-fast results in as little as five minutes.  That’s a whole new ballgame.  I want to thank Abbott Labs for the incredible work...

Covid-19: The Reality Show has taken cable TV by storm. The plot is nominally about a war against an invisible Chinese invader that has already killed over 1,200 Americans. But on another level, it is a family sitcom, a successor to Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, and The Cosby Show. The star is Daddy Donald, a brilliant if erratic father figure, who sometimes rambles on, as fathers are wont to do. He is ably supported by his younger brother, Uncle Mike, who is loyal, steady, competent, and boring. With every strand of his snow-white hair perfectly in place,...

At a coronavirus task force briefing on Sunday, President Trump announced the social distancing guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus will be extended to April 30th.  "We will be extending our guidelines to April 30th to slow the spread," Trump said Sunday in the Rose Garden. The extension was announced after the president said the peak death rate in the United States for the coronavirus is expected to hit in two weeks, according to models of the virus.  "Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won," Trump said. "That would be the greatest loss...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  March 27, 2020 5:56 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Great to have you. And thank you all for being here.  My administration is taking new action to ensure that America has the medical resources and equipment needed to fight the global pandemic.  It’s been a brutal pandemic for over 150 countries all over the world.We’ve had great success over the last month.  We’ve — as you know, the millions and millions of pieces of equipment have been delivered successfully by us — purchased and delivered.  And we’ve made it available to...

  I will be doing a News Conference live from the @WhiteHouse at 5:00 P.M. (Eastern) to discuss the mtg of the G20 Leaders that took place this morning at 7:55 A.M. by World Teleconference. Also, my 12:00 P.M. Teleconference call w/50 Governors, plus Territories, will be discussed.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 26, 2020 The White Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4o7nryuJao RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qqjp29psVU Diamond and Silkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EiRLMEvM-M Golden State Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPlRfl_bocg FOX 10 Phoenixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSPjW1fyEGw FOX Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOruI8Rs0pg C-SPANhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?470715-1/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-news-conference

President Trump and Members of the Coronavirus Task Force hold news conference at 5 pm.

The White Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08upmWPFnr0 RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC3FV5_Mnds Diamond and Silkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3A5XdtRc7o Golden State Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFpKMx22uhI FOX 10 Phoenixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qju0CozuKJQ FOX Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gc-ImTHyzU C-SPANhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?470675-1/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-briefing

Moments after Donald Trump approached the lectern to open the daily taskforce briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, mild panic broke among viewers online. Where was Dr Anthony Fauci, the 79-year-old infectious disease expert who has become a regular fixture and a calming presence alongside the president?

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room March 23, 2020 6:11 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Well, thank you very much.  And I see we have fewer people because of the virus problem, and we appreciate you being here.  And this is getting to be more and more social distancing, and that’s fine.  That’s the way it should be, and it’s too bad.  We extend our best wishes to the person affected.  And we feel sure that he or she will be better very soon.And thank you for being here.  America continues to mobilize every segment of our society to turn the...

James S. Brady Press Briefing RoomMarch 22, 20205:55 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Just before we begin, I want to mention we’re working very hard — long — on getting a young group of people out of Peru. We’ve removed some, and the rest are being removed with the cooperation of the Peruvian government. And we’re also dealing with Honduras on getting some people out that got caught up. And we are working on that very well — again, with the Honduran government’s work. And they’re working with us, so I appreciate that.We have a couple of other...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room1:00 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:   Thank you very much.  A lot of things going on, and we’re going to be going over to the Hill, and we’re having a lot of meetings.  And, from the financial — this is a medical situation, not a financial situation.  The financial, though, is moving along very nicely.I want to thank you for being here and update you on the progress we’ve made after a week of extraordinary mobilization in our war against the virus.  Governors, mayors, the businesses, charities, and citizens are all working with urgency and speed...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room11:50 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  I had a very good telephone conversation — extremely good — with Senator Schumer a little while ago.  We’re working on various elements of the deal, and the Democrats are very much wanting something to happen, and the Republicans, likewise, are very much wanting something to happen.  And I think it will.I spoke with — at length with Mitch McConnell.  And there’s tremendous spirit to get something done, so we’ll see what happens.  But my conversation was very good with Senator Schumer.I thank you all for joining...

Silver linings accompany most catastrophic events, and one major one with the coronavirus is the remarkable way Americans (and people throughout the world) have come together to fight this outbreak. Though the stock market has reflected a nation in panic, in other respects Americans, for the most part, have reacted responsibly, unselfishly and cooperatively, and I pray we are making substantial progress toward flattening the growth curve of this virus. President Donald Trump and his extraordinary team of generals leading this war effort are implementing a multipronged approach to combat the spread of the disease, treat those infected with...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room11:31 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:   Thank you very much.  I think this is going to be a very important conference and I’ll get to that toward the middle, but I have a few things to report.  And I want to thank you all for being here.And I have to say, I think with social distancing that the media has been much nicer.  I don’t know what it is — all these empty — these in-between chairs.  We probably shouldn’t have anybody sitting behind you either.  You know, you should probably go back.  But I love...

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room12:06 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  I would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the Chinese virus.We’ll be invoking the Defense Production Act, just in case we need it.  In other words, I think you all know what it is, and it can do a lot of good things if we need it.  And we will — we will have it all completed, signing it in just a little while.  Right after I’m finished with this conference, I’ll be signing it.  It’s prepared to go.  So...