Trump to hold news conference as White House is on defensive over coronavirus response [View all]
Trump to hold news conference as White House is on defensive over coronavirus response
By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
Updated 3:54 PM ET, Wed February 26, 2020
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/26/politics/trump-coronavirus-stock-market/index.html
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(CNN)President Donald Trump has returned from India to see his administration on the defensive over his administration's handling of the novel coronavirus, as Cabinet officials are grilled in Congress and Democrats pan the White House's budget request to fight the virus.
Trump has scheduled a 6:30 p.m. ET news conference, following a briefing with top aides.
But while the President and senior administration officials have publicly downplayed the impact of the virus, the White House is also considering additional travel restrictions to address the crisis.
The stock market decline has especially exacerbated Trump's rising concerns over how to stem the outbreak of the coronavirus even though he has publicly declared the virus to be "very much under control in the USA," multiple people tell CNN.
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"Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is one aide who encouraged Trump to downplay the latest developments, at least publicly, one person says."
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