Daily update: President Trump meets with airline CEOs to discuss Coronavirus and travel

President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence sat down with airline executives at the White House this morning, part of the Administration’s ongoing work to address the Coronavirus and protect the health and safety of Americans.

“Mr. President, you said from early on that we were going to have a whole-of-government approach,” Vice President Pence said. “But the truth is, as evidenced by all these great industry leaders, it’s really a whole-of-America approach.”

Watch: Today’s White House Coronavirus Briefing

The risk of contracting the Coronavirus for the average American remains low, according to experts. The Trump Administration is still taking every precaution available to keep families and communities safe.

In addition to suspending travel from China early on, as of yesterday, all passengers on direct flights from Italy or South Korea to America are being screened multiple times before boarding. “Everyone here should know that we’re going to continue to follow the facts and the data,” the Vice President said.

President Trump held a roundtable briefing yesterday afternoon with experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Maryland. “I know you’re working around the clock. I know you’ve made some great finds already,” he said. “Fantastic job.”

President meets with airline CEOs to discuss Coronavirus impact

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Video of the day: President Trump addresses Latino Coalition leaders

“Under the booming Trump Economy, Latinos are achieving record gains,” President Trump said today at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C.

The stats speak for themselves:

The unemployment rate for Hispanic Americans hit an all-time low in 2019
The poverty rate for Hispanic Americans is now at a record low
Since the election, America has created more jobs for Hispanic Americans (3 million) than the experts predicted would be created in total (2 million)

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