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TRUMP: "The germ has gotten so brilliant that the antibiotic can't keep up with it ... there's a whole genius to it ... not only is it hidden, but it's very smart."
Trump's message to the nearly 17 million Americans who have filed unemployment claims is that he loves them. (At least he didn't attack the reporter asking him this time.)
Trump says "I want to get [the economy] open as soon as we can. We have to get our country open." Asked what criteria he'll use to decide when that's appropriate, he points to his head.
TRUMP on ending social distancing: "Staying at home leads to death also. It's very traumatic for this country. But staying at home, if you look at numbers, that leads to a different kind of death, perhaps ...so it's a very big decision. It's the biggest decision I will ever make"
Here's Trump claiming (falsely) that he has "absolute authority" to reopen the economy
Trump claim, falsely, that America currently has enough tests
"You shouldn't be asking that kind of a question ... it is very insulting to a lot of great people" -- Trump to @Acosta after he asked him about insufficient coronavirus testing
Reminder: FEMA requisitioned an order that the state of Colorado made from a private company for 500 ventilators just last week https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1248702630513311745
Trump closes with this: "We have to get back to work. We have to get our country open. But we could have lost 2 million people ... so I'm very honored by our decisions, all of us ... I have a big decision coming up. And I only hope to God that's it's the right decision."
Trump latest briefing revealed a president woefully confused about why more coronavirus testing is vital https://www.vox.com/2020/4/10/21216876/trump-coronavirus-briefing-testing-social-distancing-reopening-economy
