User:CmdrDan/Covid-19/2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States/Coronavirus Task Force Briefings
List of Task Force Public Briefings from C-Span
Videos of Corona Task Force Briefings from C-Span[edit]
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March 2020 Briefings[edit]
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| Tue, 31 March 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:30 pm EDT | 2:11:42 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump, along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, briefed reporters on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president spoke of the efforts governors around the country are making to mitigate the spread of the virus. He also discussed the medical equipment recently released to the states with about 10,000 ventilators being held back to accommodate needs during the surge of the pandemic. The president stressed how the next two weeks for the country would be difficult, saying that it will be “a very, very painful two weeks.”] |
April 2020 Briefings[edit]
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| Mon, 27 April 2020 | White House Rose Garden | 5:37 pm EDT | 56:00 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a news conference on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. They announced new plans for a nationwide coronavirus testing strategy. The president confirmed that over 5 million tests had been conducted so far. Following the announcement, he took questions from reporters on other issues, including the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, comments made by Attorney General William Barr on how states are handling re-opening, and the state of the economy. “I built the greatest economy in the history of the world,” President Trump told reporters in the Rose Garden.] |
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| Fri, 24 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:39 pm EDT | 0:21:56 | President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The discussed the progress being made by the states, the efforts several governors are taking to begin slowly reopening their economies, and the improving coronavirus numbers. President Trump, joined by FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, announced the approval of the first COVID-19 at home testing kit. |
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| Thu, 23 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:47 pm EDT | 1:05:19 | [1] President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing] President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. When asked about Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s (R) plan to reopen parts of the state economy in the coming days, the president responded, “I’m not happy about it and I’m not happy about Brian Kemp.” He said he voiced his opinion with the governor but was leaving it to each state to decide how to reopen. He also said his administration may extend its social distancing guidelines until early in the summer or later. Acting Homeland Security Undersecretary for Science and Technology William Bryan spoke about his lab’s research on the resiliency of the virus, saying that sunlight, warm temperatures, and high humidity seemed to diminish the virus and that disinfectants and chemicals were effective in killing it. The president was also asked about reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be experiencing serious health problems.] |
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| Wed, 22 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:10 pm EDT | 1:38:00 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. While the president expressed optimism that new cases were declining nationally, he said he “strongly” disagreed with Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to reopen parts of the state’s economy later in the week. The president said it was too soon for businesses like spas, hair salons and tattoo parlors to reopen. Dr. Anthony Fauci also raised concern with Georgia’s plan to reopen. “I would advise him not to just turn the switch on and go because there is a danger of a rebound,” he said. Additionally, President Trump announced he had signed an executive order temporarily suspending immigration to the U.S. for 60 days. He said the order could be revised at any time. Reporters also asked President Trump about Rick Bright, who served as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and claims he was pushed out by the administration for raising questions about hydroxychloroquine. “I’ve never heard of him,” the president said. “I don’t know who he is.”] |
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| Tue, 21 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:46 pm EDT | 1:39:48 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president announced a 60-day, temporary suspension of immigration into the United States, saying that this would “help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens,” and that “it would be wrong and unjust for Americans laid off by the virus to be replaced by new immigrant labor flown in from abroad.” Also during the briefing, Dr. Deborah Birx gave an update on the metropolitan areas that had previously given them concern, such as New Orleans, Houston, Philadelphia, and Detroit, and that they are all seem to be showing improvement and flattening the curve. However, the Washington, D.C., area had yet to show a decline in its coronavirus numbers |
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| Mon, 20 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:39 pm EDT | 1:39:48 | White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. Following requests from governors for federal help with testing, the president insisted there was adequate testing capacity and that it was up to the states to better utilize it. “We told the governors once again today that by our best estimates, we have enough testing capacity today for every state in America to go to phase one,” said Vice President Mike Pence. The president also fielded questions on the economy, plummeting oil prices, defense agreements with South Korea, and efforts to replenish the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans to small businesses. |
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| Sun, 19 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:27 pm EDT | 1:29:42 | White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president announced that more than 4 million tests have been conducted in the U.S. saying it was “a record anywhere in the world.” He answered several questions on testing capabilities, his tweets, and later on remarks by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on working with the federal government. |
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| Sat, 18 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:09 pm EDT | 1:07:54 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president spoke about the testing the United States has completed, approaching the downwad side of the curve, and keeping the coronavirus numbers below estimates. He also spoke about looking into health care disparities in minority communities and continued his criticism of the World Health Organization. President Trump announced several states that will begin making phased steps into reopening the economy, with some of those states starting the process as early as Monday, April 20th. The states mentioned were Texas, Vermont, Ohio, Montana, North Dakota, and Idaho. |
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| Fri, 17 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:21pm EDT | 1:44:30 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. |
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| Thur, 16 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:05pm EDT | 1:12:54 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing At his daily briefing on Thursday, President Trump released new guidance for states to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance lists a set of criteria such as testing and hospital capacity for local leaders to use in making decisions but does not lay out a specific timeline. |
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| Wed, 15 April 2020 | White House Rose Garden | 5:49pm EDT | 58:41 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing In the daily coronavirus briefing, President Trump said his administration will share guidelines with the governors on Thursday on how to get the U.S. economy back on track He also threatened to use his executive power to force both chambers of Congress to adjourn if the Senate did not confirm his nominees for vacancies across the administration. |
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Kaitlan Collins Jill Colvin Linda Feldmann Steve Herman Steve Holland Jennifer Jacobs Jonathan Karl Ryan Lizza Paula Reid John Roberts Donald J. Trump Cecilia Vega Kristen Welker |
| Tue, 14 April 2020 | White House Rose Garden | 6:14pm EDT | 1:08:00 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing from the Rose Garden on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president announced a $25 billion dollar aid package agreed to by the Treasury Department and the airline industry in order to help airlines that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. President Trump also spoke at length on the World Health Organization, saying that he has directed his administration to halt funding while they investigate the organization “to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering-up the spread of the coronavirus.” While discussing reopening the economy, the president said he will be speaking with all 50 governors, “authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening…of their state in a time and of a manner that’s most appropriate” later saying that the federal government will be watching, and that they “will hold the governors accountable.” |
Kaitlan Collins Jonathan Karl Paula Reid John Roberts Jon Sopel Cecilia Vega Kristen Welker Donald J. Trump |
| Mon, 13 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:48pm EDT | 1:12:54 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. At the start, Dr. Anthony Fauci clarified his recent statements on the administration’s coronavirus mitigation efforts. In addition, reporters asked the president about this relationship with Dr. Fauci. When the president was asked about his “total” authority to reopen state economies, President Trump responded saying, “When someone is president of the United States, the authority is total.” In addition, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin appeared at the briefing announcing that over 80 million Americans would get their stimulus checks by Wednesday. |
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Kaitlan Collins Jill Colvin Geoff Earle Anthony S. Fauci M.D. Steve Herman Steve Holland Jennifer Jacobs Jonathan Karl Niels Lesniewski Ryan Lizza Steven T. Mnuchin Mike Pence John Polowczyk Paula Reid Jon Sopel Courtney Subramanian Donald J. Trump Philip Wegmann |
| Mon, 13 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 11:04pm EDT ??? | 39:04 | Vice President Pence with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing After the president left the White House Briefing Room, Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force continued speaking to reporters about the federal response to the pandemic. |
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| Fri, 10 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 1:52pm EDT | 2:14:00 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump, along with members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. President Trump gave an update to the death toll projection saying it could be less than 100,000. He also announced he is assembling a council that will evaluate when to reopen the country. When asked about that choice the president said, “I have a big decision coming up and I only hope to god that it’s the right decision.” Members of the task force also talked about model projections, continued practice of social distancing and testing capabilities. |
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| Thu, 9 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:45pm EDT | 43:02 | Vice President Pence with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing After the president left the White House Briefing Room, Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force continued speaking to reporters about the federal response to the pandemic. |
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| Thu, 9 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:23pm EDT | 22:22 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force gave an update on the federal response to the pandemic. The president talked about the critical medical supplies being distributed across the country, resources for mental health treatment, the Payroll Protection Act, and efforts being made for small businesses and students impacted by the coronavirus. President Trump also reported, that to date, there had been over two million coronavirus tests performed, with more than 100,000 people tested per day. |
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| Wed, 8 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:47pm EDT | 57:20 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force gave an update on the federal response to the pandemic. During the briefing, the president discussed the distribution of medical equipment to coronavirus hotspots in the country, the production of new ventilators, getting the country back to work, and his continued criticism of the World Health Organization. |
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| Tue, 7 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:42pm EDT | 57:06 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump, along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. During the briefing, the president talked about the medical supplies being sent out to various states, the Paycheck Protection Program, the importance in continuing to adhere to social distancing guidelines, and the coronavirus' disproportionate impact on the African American community. The president also spoke out against the World Health Organization (WHO), seeming to blame them for the spread of the coronavirus, saying that they “called it wrong” and that “they missed the call.” |
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| Tue, 7 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 6:39pm EDT | 47:26 | Vice President Pence with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing After the president left the White House Briefing Room, Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force continued speaking to reporters about the federal response to the pandemic. |
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| Mon, 6 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:41pm EDT | 1:36:09 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and the White House Coronavirus Task Force gave an update on the federal response to the pandemic. The president began remarks noting his sadness and concern for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who is now in intensive care after testing positive for COVID-19. He said U.S. pharmaceutical companies are in contact with the prime minister’s doctors regarding potential therapeutics that may help his condition. President Trump also mentioned that he was on a phone call earlier with former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden regarding the virus and the government response. Other topics he touched on included federal and state coordination with distribution of medical supplies, testing capacity and the firing of the captain of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt. |
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| Mon, 6 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 7:17pm EDT | 40:09 | Vice President Pence with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing After the president left the White House Briefing Room, Vice President Mike Pence and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force continued speaking to reporters about the federal response to the pandemic. | |
| Sat, 4 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 4:03pm EDT | 1:43:59 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump, along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president announced the deplopyment of 1,000 medical military personnel to New York City. He also thanked the medical professionals and food supply workers, discussed additional medical supplies in production, reported on the testing of antibodies to guard against the virus, the availability of hydroxychloroquine into the supply chain for testing and medical use, and he stressed the importance for the country to get back to work. The president also warned “this will be probably the toughest week, between this week and next week, and there’ll be a lot of death, unfortunately.” |
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| Fri, 3 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:25pm EDT | 1:17:12 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump, along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president announced the CDC’s new guidelines regarding the use of face masks in public, calling it a “voluntary” guideline, and saying that he is “choosing not to do it.” When asked about remarks made by Jared Kushner at the previous day’s task force briefing by in which he referrenced the national stockpile, saying it is not for the states, the president responded by saying it was for the federal government. This prompted a back and forth with the reporter, in which the president to said that it’s a “such a basic, simple question, ” and that the reporter "ought to be ashamed"of herself. |
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| Thu, 2 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:21pm EDT | 2:16:30 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump, along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force, held a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. They discussed the paycheck protection program, use of the Defense Production Act, virus hotspots, and the distribution of medical supplies amongst the states. While discussing the supply chain and recent reports that states are forced to out-bid one another for needed medical supplies, President Trump said that “the states should have been building their stockpiles,” and that “we’re a back-up. We’re not an ordering clerk, we’re a back-up.” The president also announced that he had been tested a second time for the coronavirus, disclosing that his results came back negative. |
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| Wed. 1 April 2020 | White House Briefing Room | 5:10pm EDT | 1:44:18 | President Trump with Coronavirus Task Force Briefing President Trump and members of the Coronavirus Task Force hold a briefing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. The president said he would not issue a national stay-at-home order because different states have different levels of coronavirus cases but that he is considering cutting off coronavirus hot spots from air travel, but added that such a move would be “very tough.” |
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