OnPolitics: How is Trump responding to the coronavirus?
Trump says we’re ready
President Donald Trump said the nation is prepared for the coronavirus during a Wednesday press conference where he announced that Vice President Mike Pence would lead the administration’s response.
“We’re very, very ready for this,” Trump said. “The risk to the American people remains very low.”
Trump said he trusted the advice from his top health officials, but he also at times appeared to contradict him. The president repeatedly said he didn’t believe it was inevitable that the virus would spread in the United States but acknowledged that it “probably” would.
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Lawsuits and undercover videos
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