Quick notes/observations from POTUS presser

 

Had meeting w/ Mnuchin & Chao re: transpo/airports putting out proposal to help, taking place this weekend

Spoke w/ Putin/MBS re: oil production/layoffs/OPEC meeting

Thanks Americans for Awesomeness

Opening soon hopefully

BoJo getting better prayers for BoJo

Helping NY/NJ thanks US Army core eng

building 21 temp hospitals & 17,000 bds

Thanks FEMA, project Air Bridge 21 flights complete 49 in future

Med system rockin' it, thanks heroes

At top of hill on way down

Mental health important rn, Americans not alone, in this together

Med that stops virus from replicating in trials

19 therapies in trials

26 more in active planning stages

Says Anti-rival drug instead of antiviral re Abott medicine

Building stockpiles of equip & meds

Past 2 million tests completed in U.S.A.

Important milestones reached economically re: unemployment rollout

Fed reserve $2.1 trillion for boost for businesses

600 billion in loans avail for midsize businesses

500 billion avail for states/counties w/ over 2 million residents

wants more money for PPP & workers hopefully happening today

Working on schooling by waiving student loans for 6 mo's

Fighting to vanquish virus

 

Q re: oil & convo w/ putin/mbs

POTUS Producing too much, perhaps fighting w/ each other over production & America's full thanks to cheap oil. It was very good call.

 

fear mongering Q from Accosta re: Admin discussing opening country when there's no nationwide testing don't we need nationwide testing 1st?

POTUS: No, we've got best testing, some states doing great, some coming on line, others going down, giving millions test.

Jim: but don't want ppl back to work yet… testing fear monger blah…

POTUS: Do we need it no, would it be nice yes, 325 million ppl not gonna happen.

 

reporter going for who's guilty angle Q re: what you say to 16 mil jobless Americans in fear economy won't bounce back… like you said?

POTUS: Thinks economy will do very well, has strong feeling it will, gonna do well, low #'s of deaths is good thing, lower than 100,000. Ppl losing friends, but economically fires up thanks to stimulus, cannot replace those lost. lockdown taking toll on ppl gotta open up.

 

Q re: oil prices do you wana see set prices like 35,40 per barrel?

POTUS: Opened up oil storage capability, thanks cheap oil!

(Q handsig) 23, 25 need minimum # to keep jobs. prices hitting bottom

 

Fearmongering Q re: Banks not knowing how to attain paycheck protection program monies & who's at fault.

POTUS: No blame, dealing w/ record #'s of money. Banks will payout soon

 

Q re: USMCA taking effect July 1st re auto industry

POTUS: Inks already dry, it'll be better than NAFTA. Helping Farmers

 

Q re: PPA going outta country is POTUS upset?

POTUS: Nah we're in very good shape, got states return supplies for lack of need.

Mission accomplished savvy?

 

Q re: Do we need 750,000 tests per wk to open economy like some noname says?

POTUS It's not needed but trying to hit # similar

 

'Q re: Money to hospitals

POTUS: in next phase

 

Bye fake newsies!