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James S. Brady Press Briefing Room5:47 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  This is a holy week, when religious believers across the nation will observe Passover, Good Friday, and Easter.  Millions of Jewish families begin Passover at sundown tonight, a sacred, unbroken tradition that traces back to the ancient land of Egypt.  And on Sunday, we celebrate our beautiful, wonderful Easter, which we all look forward to.  And we’re going to have many Easters together in churches in the future.We’re getting closer.  You see the numbers.  We’re getting much closer to getting our country...

President Donald Trump is hinting at a second task force responsible for getting Americans back to work. Appoint it now, Mr. President. Don't wait until the virus peaks. This second task force should prepare the country to reopen, with new tools to fight the virus. The president's top epidemiologist, the esteemed Anthony Fauci, insists "the best tool we have" is "physical separation." But mandating that people stay home is costing Americans their jobs and will force businesses into bankruptcy. The nation needs an alternative strategy. A chorus of government health officials and academics, like Harvard's Marc Lipsitch, want the shutdown...

James S. Brady Press Briefing RoomApril 6, 2020 5:41 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Thank you very much.  Thank you very much.  This week, America continues our aggressive effort to defeat the virus as we enter a crucial and difficult phase of the battle.We continue to send our prayers to the people of New York and New Jersey, and to our whole country.  But right now, New York and New Jersey are very hot zones, and we’re with them.  We’re with everybody.  Your struggle is our struggle, and we will beat this virus.  We will beat it together.I also want to...

Monday evening, Anderson Cooper greeted his ever-dwindling CNN audience with a stark and damning condemnation of the president of the United States and his daily Coronavirus Task Force briefings."What you mostly heard was the president. And what you saw was a hijacking. A hijacking of the task force press conference by a president determined to rewrite the history of his early and reprehensibly irresponsible response to this virus," said Cooper. "What the president showed us today is what the nation’s top scientists have to deal with every day- a president who now uses these briefings as a reelection platform, an...

The coronavirus pandemic is bringing out the best in people – and the bad and the ugly. The best is coming from front line responders, medical personnel, and many others who put themselves at risk to save lives. Then there are President Trump, Vice President Pence, and the tireless officials and experts working around the clock to blunt the impact of the virus. Also, the many corporations pitching in to find a vaccine, manufacture safety equipment and help stricken communities in a myriad of ways. A welcome development is the Some Good News (SGN) Network on YouTube, anchored by actor...

President Trump and Coronavirus Task Force News Conference 4/6/20 – 5:00 P.M. (Eastern) The White Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJdnak4ZXDs RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rsWDhZbUiA Diamond and Silk - via RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quw6Yws95S8 Golden State Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSc5VTUqlv8 FOX 10 Phoenixhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fei7yLxEkZk FOX Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlvb4p15DhE C-SPANhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?470990-1/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-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, 2020 “President Trump is a ratings hit. Since reviving the daily White House briefing Mr. Trump...

  James S. Brady Press Briefing RoomApril 4, 2020 4:15 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  It’s a busy time.  Very busy time.  And let me begin by again expressing our support, solidarity, and love for the people of our great country.  We’re fighting for you and we’re enduring all of this together.  And we will soon prevail together.  We’re making a lot of progress.We appreciate all of the great assistance from the governors and people within the states.  The relationships have been, really, very good.  I spoke with Governor Cuomo.  We’re working very hard to get additional things to New York as...

President Trump and Coronavirus Task Force News Conference 4/5/20 – 6:45 P.M. (Eastern) White House news conference at 6:45 P.M. Eastern. Thank you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 5, 2020 The White Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-J7MRUo0Y RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDcvgVxtm2A Golden State Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzciOP3OSKM FOX Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqCohp54wcE C-SPANhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?470975-1/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-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, 2020 “President Trump is a ratings hit. Since...

President Trump and Coronavirus Task Force News Conference 4/4/20 – 3:30 P.M. (Eastern) I will be holding a News Conference at 3:30 P.M. at the White House. Thank you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 4, 2020 The White Househttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8f-QjnmXXQ RSBNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otddg1S-5R0 Diamond and Silk - RSBN coveragehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbw7ysU7VaU Golden State Timeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxwFJQlugSI FOX Newshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmpbWUt338I C-SPANhttps://www.c-span.org/video/?470970-1/white-house-coronavirus-task-force-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....

James S. Brady Press Briefing RoomApril 2, 2020 5:22 P.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT:  Okay.  Thank you very much.  Good to be with you all.  We’re in a very critical phase of our war against the coronavirus.  It’s vital that every American follows our guidelines on the “30 Days to Slow the Spread.”  The sacrifices we make over the next four weeks will have countless American lives saved.  We’re going to save a lot of American lives.  And we’re in control of our own fate very much so.  Maintaining social distance, practicing vigorous hygiene, and staying at home are your most...

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