Pence does mortician-thing, touts states that are “past their peak” suggests by “early Summer, this will be behind us”
speaks of National Guard mobilizations, military medical deployments
PPP program, hospital support, encouraging restart of elective surgeries
16 state reopening plans (only 2 states presently qualify)
“Open Up America Again”
calls up Bill Bryan
Bill Bryan of DHS on heat effects on virus (because what, you might want to go outside?) NYTimes Bryan is “the latest to shed light on foreign influence on American politics and government.”
national biodefense analysis lab (founded during anthrax attacks)
Slides “The power of solar light” (this anticipates Trump repeating his meme about the sun making CV-19 disappear) aerosol testing on saliva
Trump now opines on UV light effects (in) human body and does a infomercial and suggests injection of disinfectants?
Q: extending social distance guidelines to Summer?
Trump goes blah-blah
Q: 23 state declines?
Trump blah-blah Trump says fake news didn’t like him talking about sunlight
Q: (Jon Karl) McConnell on states’ bankruptcy?
Trump blows him off “we’ll talk about that later”
Q: to Bryan — what about humid areas like New Orleans?
Bryan ‘summer-like” conditions blah-blah
Q: Jon Karl asks about injecting bleach (because Trump was weirdly alluding to it)
Bryan says no
Q: direct sunlight / UV rays
Bryan talks about “where the sun doesn’t shine” on playground equipment Trump then asks stupid question about porous surfaces
Q: Phil Rucker asks about comparing notes with other governments
Q: possible Fall resurgence?
Trump pimps going outside and does infomercial says “laboratory” four times, says “super-laboratory”
Pence steps in to save Trump by mentioning preparation
Q: Rucker asks Trump why he’s stopping his hype of hydroxychloroquine
Trump punts
Q: economists and recovery in Fall?
Trump: “I know a lot about economists” goes blah-blah mentions CA, FL, NY/NJ,
Q: cites Fauci — not where we are in terms of testing capacity asks Trump why his claims are so exaggerated
Trump punts, doesn’t agree with Fauci, goes to usual claims “more tests than any other” touts Abbott. mentions other countries counts as “ridiculous”