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“Are you going to see some schools shut down? Probably. May you see impacts on public transportation? Sure. But we do this. We know how to handle this,” Mulvaney said.
Major indices tumbled despite attempts by Trump administration aides to calm investors and a signal from the Federal Reserve that it would cut rates if needed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished Friday down around 350 points, a rebound of sorts after falling by more than 1,000 points during the day. But the Dow still ended the week in correction territory, down more than 13 percent.
“We believe and our top career health experts believe that the risks here, the health risks and so forth are on the low side,” Kudlow said on Fox Business, adding that “there's no higher priority than the health and safety of the American people.” “I’m not belittling this. I’m still seeing this as a human tragedy out of China,” the National Economic Council chief added. “Alls I’m saying the real-time numbers … are holding up nicely.”accused
Rep. Rosa DeLauro kicked off the briefing sharply criticizing the administration as disorganized and lacking urgency in combating the coronavirus, lawmakers said. Her eight-minute speech frustrated Republicans and some Democrats assembled to hear from the slate of officials from the CDC, NIH and State Department.
White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow predicted on Friday that Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak would have a “very positive effect” on his 2020 reelection campaign. Kudlow also denied that the administration sought to “stifle” scientific experts within the government, dismissing a report that health officials were being required to clear all communications on the outbreak through the office of Vice President Mike Pence.
“This offer of support, which has been formally conveyed to Iran through the Government of Switzerland, underscores our ongoing commitment to address health crises and prevent the spread of infectious diseases,” Pompeo said in a State Department statement. Steyer argued that Vice President Mike Pence was ill-equipped to coordinate the government’s efforts to counter the epidemic, and charged that “the pathetic response and chaos that reigns inside the White House risks putting millions of American lives at risk.”
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