Trump downplays worst-case coronavirus scenarios: 'I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators'
President Trump expressed skepticism Thursday night that the worst-case coronavirus pandemic scenarios would come to pass in the U.S.
President Trump expressed skepticism Thursday night that the worst-case coronavirus pandemic scenarios would come to pass in the U.S.
"I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they're going to be," the president said on “Hannity.”
"I don't believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators," Trump told host Sean Hannity, an apparent reference to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent claim that the state needed 30,000 of the devices. "You know, you go into major hospitals sometimes and they'll have two ventilators and now all of a sudden they're saying, 'Can we order 30,000 ventilators?'"
The president also expressed hope that parts of the U.S. economy would begin returning to normal by Easter Sunday, April 12. "The end result is, we've got to get back to work," Trump went on. "And I think we can start by opening up certain parts of the country ... certain parts of the Midwest, other places" where the outbreak has been less acute.
Trump also ruled out canceling the Republican National Convention, which is scheduled for Charlotte, N.C., in August.
“No way I'm going to cancel the convention," Trump told Hannity. Click here for more.
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- Trump says US working closely with China on coronavirus after call with Xi
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