Posted on 02/26/2020 8:30:09 AM PST by SeekAndFind
President Trump announced Wednesday that he would be holding a 6 p.m. ET news conference to discuss the coronavirus, which is rapidly spreading around the world and triggering fears of a pandemic.
The president also bashed the media and Democrats for allegedly overhyping the threat.
"Low Ratings Fake News MSDNC (Comcast) & @CNN are doing everything possible to make the Caronavirus [sic] look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible," Trump said, referencing dives in the U.S. stock market both Monday and Tuesday which were triggered by fears about coronavirus. "Likewise their incompetent Do Nothing Democrat comrades are all talk, no action. USA in great shape!"
"I will be having a News Conference at the White House, on this subject, today at 6:00 P.M. CDC representatives, and others, will be there. Thank you!" he wrote.
The president's announcement follows criticism from many in the media about his administration's handling of the threat and comments made by Democratic presidential contenders Tuesday night on the South Carolina debate stage to the same effect.
Ahead of the debate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., tweeted that Trump is mishandling the U.S. government's response to the virus, which originated in China's Wuhan province and has infected tens of thousands around the globe, despite largely sparing U.S. citizens on American soil so far.
"The Trump administration is absolutely bungling the response to coronavirus, putting our public health and our economy at risk," she said. "This is why we need a real plan and an adult in charge."
Warren then tweeted her plan for "combating infectious disease outbreaks," and went on to slam Trump for "crisis mismanagement," previous budget cuts to health programs and not taking a stronger stance against Chinese President Xi Jinping after his country's largely opaque response to the outbreak.
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You are an awfully negative newbie.
Your post won’t age well.
This is not a conspiracy website.
Your hysterical posts aren’t aging well. Already.
Something doesn’t seem right. I can’t put my finger on it. Oh, it’s the age well when you signed up less than 30 days ago while predicting President Trumps demise. I smell lightning soon in your future.
That’s fine.
We will see who is right.
Carry on.
Sure it is, look around. This Web site is a lot of things for a lot of people, conspiracy is a large component of what goes on here. When you talk government, or global governments, you can't help but to see conspiracies.
Thousands of scientists agree with me.
What are your credentials?
Seriously. I am asking. What are they?
I hope the president does the right thing.
This morning’s tweet did not give anyone confidence.
If Trump does the right thing then I am correct. This is serious.
Hoping he does well tonight.
This is his chance. Be a leader. Lead the way.
Fingers crossed for Americas sake.
Time is quickly running out.
Fair enough
What do you hope to hear tonight?
We will see who is right.
Carry on.
I doubt it. We’ll never hear again from the scare mongers once this blows over. It will all go down the memory hole.
That he will listen to science.
Thanks for the thread.
On CSPAN, just about to start.
Cued up...should be interesting...
A lot of agencies on that stage.
The chick with the microphone needs to sit down.
Hopefully they’ll explain a lot and won’t have time or answer a lot of questions from the idiotic press corp.
Who is she with?
The White House
James Brady Briefing Room.
Yes, please no questions. lol
If they can crash the economy, somehow turn this into Trump’s Katrina, or both, you can bet your last dollar they’ll do just that. They are desperate.
Cavuto tried his best earlier today.
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