Jake Tapper to Trump adviser: Here’s what governors are telling me

CNN's Jake Tapper tells White House adviser Kevin Hassett that governors want President Donald Trump to invoke the Defense Production Act so states can have access to critical supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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  1. Kevin Hassett: “We talk to governors all the time. I myself talk to governors every week” Sure but are you LISTENING.

    A nurse. while in the oval office,. reported that they receive supplies sporadically. She’d been wearing the same mask for several weeks’

    Trump folded his arms (a classic gesture of defensiveness) responded rudely “sporadic for you but not for others”.
    Then turned away and continued with a self congratulatory ramble. His goal is to perpetuate the lie that everything is “perfect just like the letter was perfect”

    1. @Janice Smith …Thanks Janice! Intended it to be “perpetuate’ (auto correct error) which is now corrected.

      Stay safe and healthy.

    2. @Irie Ite the Democrats caused this fiasco because they failed at impeaching Trump. You fucking psychopaths literally tried destroying the country with this fake bullshit.

    3. The reason why the Trump administration scrapped the detailed reopening guide from the CDC and put a muzzle on Dr, Fauci is
      because none of the states currently meet all the guidelines. So these states are now being guided by a secret plan from FEMA. Mark my words, every single state in the U.S. will reopen their economy by the
      end of May regardless of how many COVID-19 cases or deaths there are or
      whether they have done enough testing in any particular state. Don’t matter if it’s a Republican or Democrat run state. So governors on both sides of the aisle are in on this agenda not just the GOP. Public school nationwide will reopen in the Fall.

      How do I know this? It’s because from the start of this pandemic, Bill
      Gates said to shut down the nation for 6 to 10 weeks then reopen the economy by the end of May 2020 and open public schools in the Fall. Thus, all governors will blindly reopen their governments because there are no guidelines in place. Trump will continue to pressure all governors to reopen just as he recently pressured the governor of Virginia, the only state with a stay-at-home order that extends beyond May, to comply. While this is still a theory, time will soon tell.

  2. Jake: “Kevin how high is unemployment going to get this year?”
    Kevin: ” Not sure Jake but I’m gonna get very high after this interview.”

  3. The little emperor cares only for himself. Ignorance rules over everything, vote it out this November.

    1. @Lyn Ibson any answer can be twisted. We see it every day. Better to not answer than have the answer spun. If you know the person asking you the question has an agenda to twist your answer, would you answer it? Kind of like being a defendant in a court of law. The prosecution has a job to trip you up. Let’s say you are under oath and you are asked if you have ever lied before. If you say no, the jury wouldn’t beleive you since we have all lied at least once in our lives. If you say yes, the prosecutor says.. ah ha. So you admit you are a liar yet you want us to beleive you now. Its called a catch 22 and politicians are all to familiar with it.

    2. @William Bailey or “Have you stopped beating your wife…” Lot’s of old tropes for begging the question. Any examples from the video we’re watching?

    3. @Lyn Ibson the question.. are you wearing a mask? Yes means… so you dont beleive it’s a hoax like trump implied. No means… so you’re fine with infecting innocent people. These questions are not off the cuff. They are deliberately orchestrated for a catch 22. Plain and simple. I wouldnt answer yes or no either. And the best answer to the wife beating question would be… ask my wife.

    4. @William Bailey You assume an agenda.
      Or… the White House has become a hot spot and public servants are at risk – is it not reasonable to ask how they’re handling it?

      Tapper didn’t create the situation where White House policy and practice are at odds with the President’s positions on testing and masks.

    5. @Lyn Ibson no, but when CNN interviews someone in the trump administration, there is always the goal of discrediting them. Likewise when they interview someone on the opposite party, it’s always softball questions with no agenda other than making them look like the best thing since sliced bread. All the media does this. Fox included. Most people realize this. The left have their media sides, the right have theirs. All with the same common goal to discredit the other side. News is no longer news. It’s a political show now. Nothing more.

  4. it took this man 1:24 to answer the 1st question about wearing a mask ,how has simply saying YES/NO to wearing a mask become so politicised 😑

    1. Don Quixote Jesus Christ gave us an example of perfect love , but we humans can show mutual respect, common courtesy , tolerance, caring, generosity, forgiveness , humility, humbleness, self sacrifice for the good of others, compassion well that’s what the lord Jesus Christ taught us

    2. @21 12 21 12 I am so sorry you did not have that chance to tell him how much love him. But I am sure he knew because no matter how old you were, you were always his baby. Never stop talking to him he hears you.

    1. Mars tru, I can’t even drink a beer because of my work, nor smoke a joint. I’m under ramdom drug test, so I get my high hauling and driving my big rig, up and down the highways feeling grateful for what God has given me.

  5. It’s absolutely repulsive that he says “80 thousand dead” with a smile on his face. 😢

    1. @C G Never knew that liberal hacks were running public health for the Trump administration… who woulda guesse?

    2. OF COURSE ITS REPULSIVE, they are not even trying to hide their arrogance while they rob the american people blind and let everyone die! Racism did this to you america…

    1. @Melissa H what trump looks for in a senior advisor, watch kushner, hardly ever smiles (looks like he doesn’t even have to shave) and would be scary if he did.

    2. @James Cosby you commented here, so I guess you’re admitting you are a friggin idiotic dumb Stupid Dem-Wit

    3. He, (James Cosby) practices partisan bias because it in his nature, he can’t feel good by just staying in the fox ‘happy talk’ loop, it’s what comes from the naive and loquacious drivel of the ill informed, they must pander for the master, there is no other way to drown out the truth.

  6. This guy’s lying style reminds me of Pompeo — thinking he’s oh so clever all the while.

    1. 🐾 Bill you sound as disappointed as Jake looked, just so damn unhappy that our POTUS will bring our economy back and even better than it was before the PLANDEMIC was released. You must not have a drop of Patriotism in your body.

    2. @Puppytoes your absolutel belief in that orange fool is frightening. For one the obvious failing going on and corruption besides is bad but the fact he’s failed in every business he’s run himself should show how fukd ur country is. And why do you want to be governed like North Korea, that’s fukd up

    3. @Puppytoes yes i’m sure potus biden will bring some normalcy to the u s a . by the way patriotism is not loyalty to are pres. or party , it is doing what is best for the country unlike 44 1/4

    4. @Mark Waterhouse 🐾 The future will prove what I said to be true. Stop listening to CNN they continually prove themselves wrong, haven’t you learned anything? This whole Russia collusion BS was just that BS but yet you obviously still believe it. You’ve been conditioned and brainwashed to think the way you do, when proof is shown you can’t or won’t believe it.
      Damage done, not all will wake up while shown the truth no matter what.

    5. @terry campbell 🐾 No No not even if they dress him, tie his shoes, help him out of his basement, that dog faced pony solder don’t hunt anymore it’s a good thing that the Dems have hidden away the Big Moose aka Michael I mean Michelle my bad…. Oops.

  7. “Who ever needs a test will get one”
    “15 will go down to zero”
    “It’s a democratic hoax”
    “It’ll be gone by April”

    80,000 Americans are now dead. The President in charge is Donald J Trump.

    I’m old enough to remember when Republicans had a meltdown over Obama saying “you can keep your doctor”, and accused him of “Death Panels” for old people. 
    Yeah… the good ol days.

    1. Forget politics. You might want to think about how you’re going to survive the next 5-10 years during the Great Depression II.

    2. The reason why the Trump administration scrapped the detailed reopening guide from the CDC and put a muzzle on Dr, Fauci is
      because none of the states currently meet all the guidelines. So these states are now being guided by a secret plan from FEMA. Mark my words, every single state in the U.S. will reopen their economy by the
      end of May regardless of how many COVID-19 cases or deaths there are or
      whether they have done enough testing in any particular state. Don’t matter if it’s a Republican or Democrat run state. So governors on both sides of the aisle are in on this agenda not just the GOP. Public school nationwide will reopen in the Fall.

      How do I know this? It’s because from the start of this pandemic, Bill
      Gates said to shut down the nation for 6 to 10 weeks then reopen the economy by the end of May 2020 and open public schools in the Fall. Thus, all governors will blindly reopen their governments because there are no guidelines in place. Trump will continue to pressure all governors to reopen just as he recently pressured the governor of Virginia, the only state with a stay-at-home order that extends beyond May, to comply. While this is still a theory, time will tell.

    3. @Geoff Gyro S Korea has 265 dead. And has had a new out brake. It’s not going away.
      The USA has 80,000 dead. American boomers are old, sick, and fat.
      Both countries reported first cases same day. What happened? Every country is equivalent. 51m vs 330 million in 50 sates complicates things. We have more international travel.
      S Korea was testing, contact tracing and isolating. CDC needs an overhaul.
      Trump was in denial. “It will go away in April” Other coronavirus are seasonal it wasn’t a promise it was wish thinking. CDC was wasting time trying to make a more reliable test the health care lawyers could agree upon.
      Now you know.
      Trump wrecked the economy. The other option was herd immunity. He’s not interested in the minutia of governing. He wants to pose for pictures, tweet, watch TV, and golf. I think Obama is still ahead in golf day if we are going to get petty.

    4. Now that’s a comment! Right on the money my friend! Now let me read the Trumper replies to your comment. It should be pretty comical!

  8. Why is he smiling throughout this very serious interview and time? It’s so tone deaf and disrespectful. People are dying and the guy puts on a fake smile to hide is lies.

  9. Did he say “getting” unemployment benefits 😳😳 more like waiting 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

    1. Those people have NO idea what’s really going on. Oh wait: they don’t CARE what’s really going on. 😡

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