Some quick notes from POTUS presser.
151 countries
2021 olympics
27,000 mexican soldiers @ border
20 + leaders
100 billion for drs
45 bil disaster rel
16 billion for corona vir
27 bil corona v response
including 16 billion for strategic national stockpile
3.5 billion childcare
1 billion defense production act procurement ←- leverage?
from fema
9 million n95 masks
20 million face masks
3.1 million face sheilds
nearly 6000 ventilators
2.6 million gowns
14.6 million gloves
POTUS points out empty stockpile & states who haven't spent their $$$ wisely… MISAPPROPRIATION OF TAX DOLLARS
POTUS pointing @ hospital ship going from VA to NY BIG TIME, MSM to follow???
Saturday a Special Day?
Maybe WH press core never the same again?
Get back to work/we have to go back 5:5
Social distancing = distancing US from Socialism?
Washing their hands of corruption?
Not shaking hands = no moar backroom dealings?
Happening Quickly
Pointing out hotspot states b4 taking Q's?
3.3 or 3.2 jobs
Victory over Hidden Enemy
Hidden Enemy more difficult to defeat than 1 in your face
Equal Justice re: Mexico & Canada, mentions steel repeatedly
Basically says Chicoms are lying about their virus #'s & testing
Testing tremendous amounts of people
Some ppl suggesting it's 6 or 7 but it's 3.3
Meetings on Health insurance today
Reiterates it's not We The People's fault what happened & they're taking care of OUR people
Talking restaurants says can serve 30 good meals & 1 bad one everyone remembers bad 1 out of 31 & they never come back again
3% lowest 10-11% come back 1 way or another they'll all be back.
Defense production act - hasn't had to use, but could.
Pointing out China connections to everyone in starting with Biden/Obama back to Bush admins. Promptly blames media for not covering the truth.
Corona & Lime! Top kek POTUS!
Chinese Virus
Chinese would LOVE a deal with Biden
Mexico, Canada, Japan, Soth Korea, China… pipeline?
President reinforces that he wants America OPEN FOR BUSINESS & sounds out reporter for not reporting that fact
Says he thinks he'll have a very 'fruitful' call w/ Xi 2nite @ 9pm
They (the mkt's) feel confident POTUS admin is doing a good job w/ this virus situation (not crisis)
Keeping people informed to tamp down the fear
Reiterates numbers regarding virus are being exaggerated… by design me thinks!
Virus serious situation (not crisis) yes charges were made against Maduro
Continue guidelines, no more handshaking
Suspicious Asian reporter asks POTUS what 'concrete' measures he's taking to ensure the safety of Asian Americans
POTUS states his love for Asian Americans who are doing pretty darn good because they're in America safeguarded from virus.
POTUS exit.
Swear I saw him do an air Q towards the end too.