Trump airs video montage of officials praising his coronavirus response
Trump airs video montage of officials praising his coronavirus response during press conference
by Zachary Halaschak
| April 13, 2020 06:47 PM
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President Trump began a White House press conference by showing a video montage with clips of officials praising his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The video, which was shown at Trump’s Monday press conference, began with the words, "The media minimized the risk from the start." It then showed clips of some in the media and their cable news guests saying that the coronavirus was not likely to reach the scale it has.
The footage then transitioned into a timeline of the coronavirus pandemic and various moves Trump and his administration took to combat the spread, including stopping travel from China and Europe. It also showed various governors praising the White House’s response to the virus.
Donald Trump
President Donald Trump watches as a White House produced video plays during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“He returns calls, he reaches out, he’s been proactive,” California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said of Trump in a clip.
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“His team is on it. They’ve been responsive — late at night, early in the morning — and they’ve thus far been doing everything that they can do, and I want to say thank you,” New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in another.
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said in one clip, “The president has been outstanding through all of this.”
When a reporter asked Trump about who produced the video while noting that it had the appearance of a campaign ad, the president said it was “done by a group in the office” on Monday.
by Zachary Halaschak
| April 13, 2020 06:47 PM
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President Trump began a White House press conference by showing a video montage with clips of officials praising his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The video, which was shown at Trump’s Monday press conference, began with the words, "The media minimized the risk from the start." It then showed clips of some in the media and their cable news guests saying that the coronavirus was not likely to reach the scale it has.
The footage then transitioned into a timeline of the coronavirus pandemic and various moves Trump and his administration took to combat the spread, including stopping travel from China and Europe. It also showed various governors praising the White House’s response to the virus.
Donald Trump
President Donald Trump watches as a White House produced video plays during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 13, 2020, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“He returns calls, he reaches out, he’s been proactive,” California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said of Trump in a clip.
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“His team is on it. They’ve been responsive — late at night, early in the morning — and they’ve thus far been doing everything that they can do, and I want to say thank you,” New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in another.
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said in one clip, “The president has been outstanding through all of this.”
When a reporter asked Trump about who produced the video while noting that it had the appearance of a campaign ad, the president said it was “done by a group in the office” on Monday.
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