• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
Trump Says U.S. Considering Restrictions at Mexican Border Over Coronavirus

Trump Strikes New Tone on Coronavirus, Calls It ‘Invisible Enemy’

March 17, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Small Biz Chief Pledges Zero Tolerance For Fraud After Biden Mission Drift

EXCLUSIVE: Small Biz Chief Pledges Zero Tolerance For Fraud After Biden Mission Drift

June 14, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: VA Will Save ‘Literally Millions Of Dollars’ By Scrapping Sex Changes, Sec Says

EXCLUSIVE: VA Will Save ‘Literally Millions Of Dollars’ By Scrapping Sex Changes, Sec Says

June 14, 2025
Authorities Identify Suspect In Assassination Of Minnesota Lawmaker

Authorities Identify Suspect In Assassination Of Minnesota Lawmaker

June 14, 2025
SEN. STEVE DAINES AND REP. STEVE WOMACK: Congress Should Be Able To Ban Flag Burning

SEN. STEVE DAINES AND REP. STEVE WOMACK: Congress Should Be Able To Ban Flag Burning

June 14, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Thune Says Trump Nominees Are Being Confirmed At Rapid Pace Despite ‘Historic’ Obstruction

EXCLUSIVE: Thune Says Trump Nominees Are Being Confirmed At Rapid Pace Despite ‘Historic’ Obstruction

June 14, 2025
Democratic State Lawmaker, Husband Killed In ‘Politically-Motivated Assassination’

Democratic State Lawmaker, Husband Killed In ‘Politically-Motivated Assassination’

June 14, 2025
CASEY RYAN: Accreditors Wield Power To End DEI In Schools

CASEY RYAN: Accreditors Wield Power To End DEI In Schools

June 14, 2025
How NYC’s Little-Understood Voting System Could Lead To A Socialist Mayor

How NYC’s Little-Understood Voting System Could Lead To A Socialist Mayor

June 14, 2025
DAVID BLACKMON: Trump Ends Newsom’s Terrible Week By Killing His EV Mandate

DAVID BLACKMON: Trump Ends Newsom’s Terrible Week By Killing His EV Mandate

June 14, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: VA Sec Says Days Of Unions, Contractors Owning His Agency Are Over

EXCLUSIVE: VA Sec Says Days Of Unions, Contractors Owning His Agency Are Over

June 13, 2025
LA News Outlet Caught In Lie That ICE Targeted Pregnant Woman. It Really Went After Her Illegal Husband.

LA News Outlet Caught In Lie That ICE Targeted Pregnant Woman. It Really Went After Her Illegal Husband.

June 13, 2025
‘My Blood Is Boiling’: Dem Strategist Melts Down Over Alex Padilla Getting Booted From Noem Presser

‘My Blood Is Boiling’: Dem Strategist Melts Down Over Alex Padilla Getting Booted From Noem Presser

June 13, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Saturday, June 14, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home IJR

Trump Strikes New Tone on Coronavirus, Calls It ‘Invisible Enemy’

by Isaac Saul
March 17, 2020
in IJR
247 5
0
Trump Says U.S. Considering Restrictions at Mexican Border Over Coronavirus

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak at the White House in Washington, U.S., U.S., February 29, 2020. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

President Donald Trump is striking a different tone, urging Americans to take the threat of coronavirus seriously and begin social distancing.

Trump, speaking from the White House podium on Monday afternoon, appeared to be more serious and somber than other times during the coronavirus outbreak. He called on Americans to come together, said that there would be more pain to come and handed over several questions to the medical experts around him.

Just weeks after assuring Americans the virus was under control and only days after telling everyone to “just relax,” Trump painted a much darker picture on Monday.

“It’s not under control for any place in the world,” Trump said.

Pres Trump's tone about coronavirus has COMPLETELY changed today. He is saying this could last until July, August or longer, there may be a recession, outbreak is not under control, & US healthcare systems may not have resources needed to treat all Americans who may need help.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 16, 2020

Trump also told reporters that Americans’ lives will be disrupted for far longer than many are expecting.

“If we do a really good job, we’ll not only hold the death down to a level that is much lower than the other way, had we not done a good job, but people are talking about July, August, something like that,” he said.

Unlike Sunday, when Trump was happily discussing the Federal Reserve cut to interest rates, the president did not strike an optimistic tone about the economy. Markets had halted trading for 15 minutes on Monday morning after stocks immediately fell 7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2,997 points, 12.9%, on the day, the lowest index since May of 2017.

Asked if the economy could be sliding into a recession, Trump was candid.

“Well, it may be,” he said, adding, “We have an invisible enemy. We have a problem that, a month ago, nobody thought about. I’ve seen all of the other problems similar to the one we have. This one’s a bad one.”

During the press conference, the White House released new guidelines urging people to avoid groups of 10 or more and giving guidance on how to reduce the spread of the virus.

“Even if you are young, or otherwise healthy, you are at risk and your activities can increase the risk for others,” the handout read. “It is critical that you do your part to stop the spread of the coronavirus.”

As of Tuesday morning, there were roughly 183,441 confirmed cases of coronavirus globally and at least 7, 330 total deaths. The United States had at least 4,661 confirmed cases and 85 total deaths.

Tags: Coronavirus OutbreakDonald Trump
Share196Tweet123
Isaac Saul

Isaac Saul

Isaac Saul is a senior politics reporter, editor and founding member at A Plus, the positive news oulet founded by Ashton Kutcher. He also writes the independent, non-partisan, ad-free politics newsletter Tangle. His reporting focuses on Congress, elections, immigration and climate change. His writing has appeared in CNN, The New York Daily News, The Forward, Yahoo!, The Huffington Post, Quartz, and been cited by The Washington Post, The New York Times and Fox News, among others. Before A Plus, he was an Associate Editor at The Huffington Post and the sports editor at The Pitt News.

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th