President Donald Trump warned the coronavirus pandemic is likely to worsen before improving, during the first outing of his revived daily briefings
The President's late afternoon appearance in the White House briefing room was designed to project a more commanding role for Trump, who has largely been absent in discussing the health crisis ravaging the country and has seen his poll numbers plummet as a result.
In a press conference that lasted around 30 minutes, Trump again said he believed the virus would disappear and insisted the American response to the pandemic was "much better" than in other places.
But he also offered more realistic projections that his advisers hope will make him appear like a sober-minded leader.
"It will probably unfortunately get worse before it gets better," Trump said — echoing a prediction he made at the start of April of a "rough" two weeks ahead.
And he continued offering belated encouragement to wear masks, at one point pulling out his navy blue face covering and claiming he had no problem strapping it on (though he did not during the briefing).
"Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact," he said, adding later: "I'm getting used to the mask."
Trump appeared from the podium by himself, unaccompanied by any of the health experts who comprise the White House coronavirus task force. About an hour before Trump stepped before cameras, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN that he hadn't been invited to participate.
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It’s gonna get worse before it gets better? And you want our kids back in school!!!😳 🤦♀️😤🤬
Exactly!
@christopher weise my point is that spanky is finally telling people to take sensible precautions against COVID-19. Common sense is usually a democrat thing.
@Richard Hunt 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 ( that was a GOOD one )
Karen Webb when 30 people under 15 have died from covid in the US, none in places like Cali, it’s far to say that sending kids back will not put them in danger
@William Rutherford 1. your 30 under 15yr old have died is BS.
2. Even if the kid does not die, they are now spreading the virus farther.
Yeah… great way to look at it. SMDH
How many officials of Trump’s Administration does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Nine:
One to deny that a light bulb needs to be changed.
One to attack the patriotism of anyone who says the light bulb needs
to be changed.
Trump to blame Clinton for burning out the light bulb.
Trump to tell the nations of the world that they are either “for”
changing the light bulb or “for” darkness.
One to give a billion dollar no-bid contract for the
new light bulb.
One to deny there was ever a light bulb.
One to arrange a photograph of Trump, dressed as a janitor, standing
on a step ladder under the banner: “Light Bulb Change Accomplished”.
One administration insider to resign and write a book documenting
in detail how Trump was literally in the dark.
Trump to viciously smear the others.
That Russian guy.
One to say:”But what about those missing light bulbs?”?
Trump to campaign at rallies on how he had
a strong light-bulb-changing policy all along.
One that’s going to steal the light bulb.
Trump to confuse Americans about the difference between screwing
a light bulb and screwing the country.
No shirt no shoes no mask no service now get the f*** out Karen.
@charles allan – Correct.
Lol…I love this comment💞💕
Ummmm unless your a idiot. The no shirt no shoes was ruled illegal many years ago and CNN knows you are not very smart
What a bunch of stupid replies,really!!!wtf !
@igger no it wasn’t… what a blatant lie!
The fact is, all businesses are private companies and they have every right to require a dress code, such as no shirt, no shoes AND no mask
Maybe you don’t like it, but this is America and businesses have every right to ask you to leave if you won’t put on a mask… it is my god-given right as a citizen of the United States of America to tell you to get the heck out of my store 😁 🇺🇸
His campaign director changed! Thats why. This is all about him. They are going to try to make him look “Strong” his sheep will just swallow it up.
The stable genius finally figured out it is not under control yet, what a revelation.
Duh
No I don’t think it’s that – he still has no empathy for anything other than money – I think someone’s had a word in his ear telling him if he doesn’t start taking COVID-19 seriously – he’s going to be pushed out! Out of Office! He will stuff this up too – bye bye Donald 🙂 Who will get the job to tell him he has to go? Kellyanne??
Trumps reading someone else’s words, that’s not what he believes.
@Big Boomer Nice answer hater.
@Phil I agree, there is HOPE for the USA…but NOT under this president and his administration’s watch. He talks out of both sides of his mouth…it’s ONLY to get his Poll #’s up. Just yesterday, he said the 100% complete opposite…tomorrow he will change his devious scenario again. Anyway, where is Dr Fauci? He was NOT even invited! That says a lot itself. 🤦♂️😷
@Mox Avenger
The fact that you read it on the internet does not necessarily make it true. People were pushing Trump for weeks to invoke the Defense Production Act before he finally gave in. And the reason the Feb travel restriction were called xenophobic is because the only applied to Chinese Nationals, not everybody coming from China. And the virus was already on the US by that time anyway.
@t he Second Coming of Christ DAD ????
Phil
Bye GOLUBOI
Finally admits he’s overwhelmed with his own s preaches to peaches he grew in an infertile vile orchard of ignorance.
Trump doesn’t need a mask. He needs duct tape.
Maria Nevermore 😆😆😆
WhoOt!!! 😆😆😆!!! Ty, I Needed that Belly Laugh!!
Good one! I’d like to be the one to rip the duct tape off daily to put fresh tape on.
Yes. Duct tape his mouth and nose. I know I’m wrong. Don’t need to tell me. But I have never hated any human except him.
Leonie Romanes YES!
“Doing less well” ? He has no brain cells left. I hate when he reads like a robot. That is if he can pronounce the words. Hate him
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Even I was thinking, what the hell does “less well” mean? Why does he speak as if he can’t grasp the English language?
The reason Trump sounds like a robot is because he’s saying it with no sincerity whatsoever in what he’s saying at all.
@Hvypower 24/7 we are in an election year, everything is about the election, everything is about the candidates.
@Luke Marohn So you should chose heart and empathy over division and irresponsability .
He’s reading what his lapdogs wrote because he’s still thinking he can get re-elected. Give it 48 hours and he’ll relapse…on Twitter.
Out of his goddamn mind.Why didn’t he do this tens of thousands of deaths ago,he urged people to open up their states and put Americans in their graves.
Canada crushes the curve ✅
Australia crushes the curve ✅
New Zealand crushes the curve✅
Europe crushes the curve ✅
USA gets crushed by ignorance ❌
MAGAt response?
“it’s Obama/China/Testing fault 😫“
The Titanic is sinking Captain, what do we do? Well, we’re in the process of developing a strategy ….
” the iceberg is fake news !! “
Sorry 45*, no one is falling for your “hostage script reading videos” except your cultists. Far too little, way too late.
He sounds so forced to read that
And everybody with half a brain has only been trying to tell him this for 5 months now. Or maybe 6, hell I lost count. You have been personally responsible for thousands of deaths!
He reading just like a little child
His lapdogs be like “Take ur time sweetie”
The most epic failure of any “president” in American history.
China is first to blame
According to Dems. Not one positive thing on Trump from CNN… biased much?!?
You don’t have to be bias to see trump is an incompetent president
Yeah. I like how obama in 2012 signed the agenda 21. You idiot don’t even know what that legally binding law means. Hahahah
He’s doing anything to get re-elected. My goodness I’m going to throw up!
He definitely was reading something he didn’t wanna believe
Today (July 21):
1,119 Americans died from coronavirus.. that’s equivalent to FOUR Jumbo Jets full of people crashing. Trump lied and people died.