Donald Trump's Reading During Latest Coronavirus Briefing Blasted for Being 'Boring' and Like 'a Book Report'
03/25/2020 12:52 am EDT
"We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself," Trump said on Monday, which echo today's remarks. "We're not going to let the cure be worse than the problem. At the end of the 15-day period, we'll make a decision as to which way we want to go."
At the Fox News town hall, Vice President Mike Pence also said that "at no point has the White House Coronavirus Task Force discussed a nationwide lockdown. We'll focus on our most vulnerable, but putting America back to work will also be a priority, in weeks not months."
On Friday, Trump also caused quite the reaction when it was spotted that his speech contained the word "corona," which he crossed out and replaced to read "Chinese virus."
"It comes from China," Trump said in defense of the phrase. He added that it's "not racist at all" and only calls it that because he wants "to be accurate."
After significant blowback on the continued use of the phrase, Trump tweeted his support for the Asian American community on Monday.
Of course, there were still those who choose to support the president.
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