Can allow people to do their best for the rest of us. Will he . That will be the test, and we will know that in due time. Thank you for watching us. Our coverage continues, of course, cnn tonight with d. Lemon, right now. How you doing . Do you really want to have this conversation . Because you know when it comes out of my mouth, its political. Its not political when it comes out of your mouth, for some reason. But when i say the exact words that you said, for some reason, its political. And i have said i dont think that you should really listen to what he says. You should listen to what the experts say. Im not actually sure, if you want to be honest, that we should carry that live. I think we should run snippets. I think we should do it afterwards and get the important points to the American People because he is never, ever going to tell you the truth. And guess what he is going to do if you ask a question that is a legitimate question. If he doesnt like the question, he is going to say whether you are being mean or not he is going to say that is a mean, nasty question. Why . Because he wants his base to think the medias being mean to him and theyre attacking him. It is all a plot. It is all orchestrated. And if you cant see it, i dont know i dont know what youre looking at. So, you know, i its its obvious. Its transparent to me. This has become those press briefings have become his new apprentice. Theyve become his new rallies. And he treats the press and the media as if he is talking to the people in his rallies. Its the same thing. Its no different. Just the audience is not there. Well, look. I understand the frustration with his messaging. But, you know what, too many dead people. And theres too much dont get me wrong, chris, im just trying to point out the obvious. Im saying pointing out the obvious, especially as a journalist, is not being political. If we dont do that, then we are not doing our duty as journalists to point that out. Im with you. That is our job to point that out. Im with you. But i hear people saying you are not making something up. A lot of people are saying dont cover it. Dont cover when he says this. Im not saying dont cover it. Thats not what i am saying at all. No, i get you. Im saying something different. Im saying play all of it. I want to hear everything he has to say. I want it all to be out there, and i want him to be held to account because this isnt bs politics right now. Its not about nic names. Its not about what he can call another party. Its about People Living and dying. And what is done and not done by this government. Yes, he got fauci and birx but hes got to be held to account. This matters. I get what you are saying. It does matter. Okay. Ask me a question. Any question. Just a legitimate question, ask me a question. How long you think this lasts . Why would you ask me that question, how long this lasts . Why didnt you ask me another question . A legitimate question . A nice question . You should ask me a question you should be proud of this government. That is the stock answer. What does the American People get out of that . Not much. So i take it i think context matters. Run it and put it in context. Run it afterwards, put it in context. Thats all im saying. Maybe im wrong. To me, look, i see it in the same way my brother andrews being covered. Okay. My brother andrew has been the exact same governor for 12 years. Hes been the exact same person for 60plus years. Now, hes being covered differently. Why . Well, one is contrast with the president. Hes telling the truth. Because the time calls for a specific skill set that he happens to have. Same with this president. He is overwhelmed by this task. He lied to the American People about it. Hes playing catchup. He is starting to learn. Theyre seeing it all in realtime. People are living and dying on the basis of this response. Exactly. And it is the best test for leadership we could have. I want people to see it all. We will question it all. We will show it all. And then they will decide how theyve come through it. And theyre going to be deciding soon. I dont like wasting peoples time. And i dont like people being bamboozled. Thats it. I know im going to get criticized for it but so be it. First of all, who cares . But look. What he said today was all truthful. You know, he said 100,000. We got to do this. Just a month ago, he was saying it was a hoax. And you got to hold him up to that. He doesnt like it but if we dont keep stepping on him about what he did in the past, im telling you theyll repeat it come election time. Theyll repeat it because hell want things to look good. Everybodys watching us and i know this part of the handoff is usually among the highest rated throughout the day. So if people are listening, i want you to read this piece in the guardian that talks about the six weeks we missed. The four to six weeks that we missed going into this whole thing. We missed as far as preparedness, as far as testing, and why we are so far behind. Especially, south korea, who got the message immediately, and started doing testing and started coming up with a new test to figure this out. Read that piece and you will understand why we are so far behind, and why that curve has not flattened. I dont know i dont know. But have been beyond this now. Maybe not over but we could have been further into this. And maybe still not sitting everybody sitting at home right now, if we had gotten to it sooner. And it had not been a hoax. If the president had not set the table for the American People. If he had told the American People, earlier on, hey, this is serious. You need to take precautions. We may have to shut some things down. You may not be able to travel the way you want to. There are some things you may not be able to do. Instead of saying it is a political hoax by the democrats and the media. We would not be at this point, perhaps, right now. Im just saying. And, look, i still think, at the end of the day were seven minutes in. I got to go, though. Im just saying, at the end of the day, this will be the measure of whether or not he gets reelected. Whether the American People think that he did what he needed to do to get them through this. This will be the test. Its not an october surprise its going to be the whole election surprise and well see. Listen. Whether he gets reelected, thats not on me. People can vote for whoever they want as their president. But as a journalist, its i want to make sure theyre getting the right information. Their time is not being wasted. And that the administration is not using our airwaves to have the president come on and promote things that arent, necessarily, true. Thats it. Give me the facts, don. Ill be watching. Thank you, waynes world, in your basement. Ill see you. This is cnn tonight. I am don lemon. Here is our breaking news. New numbers. As this coronavirus spreads, more than 160,000 cases in the United States. Over 2,980 deaths. And we reached another tragic milestone today. The most reported coronavirus deaths in a single day. Well over 500. This is our new reality right now. It is absolutely staggering where we find ourselves tonight. More than threequarters of americans are under stayathome orders tonight. Most likely, you are one of them watching right now. Most likely, you dont recognize what has happened to life in america. In just a few short weeks. Just a matter of days. And, now, that Staggering Number of cases, over 160,000, it was only just a little over a month ago that the president said that there were only 15 cases in this country. Predicting the number would soon be close to zero. 15, within a couple of days, is going to be down to close to zero, thats a pretty good job weve done. Now, just about a month later, there are more than 10,000 times 10,000 times as many cases. 10,000 times. Tonight, the president , in his Coronavirus Briefing in the rose garden, saying that it will get better from here. That every american who needs a ventilator will have access to one in the next few weeks. Governors across the country are begging for more. We will talk tonight to one of the executives at ford about just how theyre going to be a part of that effort. The president also announcing that over 1 million americans have been tested for coronavirus. Though, the United States lags behind south korea on a per capita basis. And dr. Anthony fauci says even if the virus fades over the summer, it is likely to return in the fall. There are serious questions about our readiness and our response. And we will be bringing you the facts, tonight, about where things stand in this country. And how we got here. Cnns jim acosta read the president s own words back to him. What do you say to americans who are upset with you over the way you downplayed this crisis over the last couple of months . We have it very much under control in this country. The coronavirus is very much under control in the usa. Its going to disappear. Its like a miracle. It will disappear. March 4th, we have a very small number of people in this country infected. March 10th. Were prepared. Were doing a great job with it. It will go away. Just stay calm. It will go away. What do you say to americans who believe that you got this wrong . I do want them to stay calm and we are doing a great job. If you look at those individual statements, theyre all true. Stay calm. It will go away. You know you know it is going away. And it will go away. And were going to have a great victory. Well, tonights story is the story of americas coronavirus crisis. And headlines run from coast to coast. Field hospitals and Testing Centers in places like the maryland stadium. Thats home to the Washington Redskins and chicagos Mccormick Place convention center. The l. A. Convention center to be used as a hospital, too. And the epicenter, new york. With more than 66,000 cases, we are seeing things that we have never seen before. A temporary hospital built almost overnight in central park. Surrounded by some of the citys most expensive real estate. Look at that. Look look at the picture on your screen. The tent hospital expected to be up and running in a matter of hours, with beds from 68 coronavirus patients. And as as a new yorker, i can just tell you this. That we have never seen anything like this before. Tents in the park that we think of as our backyard. Tents that will, soon, be full of coronavirus patients. The u. S. Navy hospital ship comfort in new york harbor and the Javits Center also providing hospital beds. But theyre not for coronavirus patients. They are meant to free up beds in other hospitals. A second ship deployed to los angeles. And speaking of the comfort, that hospital ship, i want you to take a look at this. This was the scene today as new yorkers crowded the streets to watch the ship arrive. Whats wrong with this picture . What ever happened to social distancing . There are tens of thousands of cases of corona coronavirus in this city. More than 1,200 deaths. That number, rising every day. People. Dont be crowding the streets. Dont give our doctors and nurses and healthcare workers more patients to try to save. Take a look at this. Its in a suburb of pittsburgh. A milelong line of cars, hours before the local food bank was scheduled to open. Wkda is reporting there were so many cars that police were directing traffic. Workers loading boxes of food directly into the trunks of cars to maintain social distancing. That, as hospitals are under siege in this country. You see it inside this brooklyn hospital. Patients everywhere. Beds in the hallways. One doctor putting it this way. Watch. This is a war zone. Its a medical war zone. We are trying to keep our head above water and not drown. And dr. Arabia mollette has this advice for the rest of us. Stay at home. Exactly. Exactly. A lot more to talk about. I want to bring in, now, cnn White House CorrespondentKaitlan Collins and our chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta. Thank you, both, so much for joining me this evening. I appreciate it. Kaitlan, going to start with you. The deadliest day yet here in the United States since this pandemic outbreak. And the president got some tough questions about accountability. How is he responding . Yeah. Well, don, as youve noticed at these press conferences, the president has increasingly been leading initially, he left it to Vice President mike pence. You have seen how sensitive the president is to negative coverage, to skeptical coverage, anything that scrutinizes how he and his administration has handled the coronavirus. This has always been something the president s paid something close to attention to, his own coverage. Aides say even more so they feel like its a heightened sense of that. So thats why the president responds like that when people ask he questions about how he initially responded to this, and how he was downplaying it. Telling people it wasnt something to be worried about. It wasnt going to spread as much in the United States. Of course, we have hit a very different part of that, that the Health Experts have been warning about. It actually was going to spread in the United States and can prove quite deadly. I think that is part of the reason you have seen the president be so sensitive to those reminders of what he said in the past. And he is trying to reframe it in a sense on several occasions. Dr. Gupta, i want to bring you in. The president says, over the next 48 hours, they are delivering more than a thousand ventilators, including 400 to michigan, 300 to new jersey, 150 to illinois, 150 to louisiana, and 50 to connecticut. Doesnt seem like nearly enough. Its something but doesnt seem like a lot. Well, look, i mean you take a look at any of those states. Take louisiana, for example, with the projections theyre putting forth, theyre going to need some 14,000 ventilators, don. So, obviously, this is not enough. Im sure these states are appreciative for for what theyre getting right now. But they they know whats coming. They already have got a sense, from looking around this country, looking around the world, at how many patients are likely to become infected. And out of those patients, how many are likely to need a breathing machine, ventilator. So, you know, these are these are its a tough time, i think, within these hospitals. I mean, theyre bracing for this. There is a lot of ingenuity trying to refurbish old machines. Trying to split ventilators. Look. I am always amazed at american ingenuity. But many of the things that are now being discussed are things that have never been tried because thats what were left with. And, don, you know, ill just say it. You and i, and kaitlan, many others, have been talking about this issue for a couple of months now. The modeling, in terms of the amount of ventilators that were going to be necessary, those those were the governments own modeling numbers. And, yet, were not close to it. And, you know, thats obviously a huge problem. Kaitlan, listen. The president is saying ventilators are going to be sent to italy, spain, and france. And hes already told italy that the u. S. Is sending 100 million worth of surgical, medical, and hospital things. Thats a quote from him, as the president puts it. How does that work . Because all were hearing from state and local officials and medical professionals is about the lack of supplies here. Yeah. That was kind of a striking thing the president said in the rose garden today. When he said once we have enough ventilators here, were going to send others over to europe because we know that were nowhere close right now. And hospitals have made that quite clear. And though the president has directly General Motors to make them, they announced today that ford is also going to be making ventilators. Gm said just yesterday they are not making them yet because its a very complicated process. They have to retool their factories. Its not something they can just do, flip a switch, and make 10,000 ventilators overnight. So the question is how long is it going to take to get the ventilators . And will people get them in the time that they need . States like new york obviously saying theyre going to be needing them sooner rather than later. So thats the question here, you know, exactly how they are handling the response to this. And while behind the scenes aides have been scrambling to get enough of that equipment because if they cannot get their hands on what they need. And that is about to become a test for this administration on whether or not they can actually meet what these states are saying they need so desperately. Dr. Gupta, could you, please, explain this to me . Because i have been wanting to talk to you about this. You know, this also follows the Trump Administration announcing, on february 7th, that it was sending nearly 18 tons of donated medical supplies, including masks, gowns, respirators, and other materials to china. And thats after we already had confirmed cases here in the United States. Do we have enough ppe here to be sending some of it overseas . What happened here . Whats going on . Well, we dont have enough. I mean, clearly, you know, i mean, when you talk about the number of masks that are needed and again, these are the federal governments own projections for a moderate pandemic youre talking about billions of masks. And just quickly, don, as you know, thats because every time you see a patient in the hospital now, you have to assume that they may have the coronavirus. Even if they come in for something completely unrelated. So every time i am seeing patients, medical students, residents, whoever im with, we all have to wear personal protective equipment because of that. So thats why its its requiring a lot of ppe. I think that back when they started donating this this type of equipment to other countries, i think there was this mistaken belief, still, that this wasnt really going to affect people here in the United States. That was that was incorrect. And people in the Public Health world knew that it was incorrect. Its a virus. It doesnt respect borders or boundaries. They knew it was going to come. They knew it was going to spread. They knew it was very contagious. And they knew it was very lethal. So i think when they did that, it was just look, it was just lack of of planning. You know, which which you know, is unfortunate. Were paying for it now. Yeah. Kaitlan, i saw you shaking your head on that. If if, as the president said, i think it was a week ago, that all along, he knew this was a pandemic and it was going to be terrible, then why was he sending ppe . And, as he says, that we were woefully unprepared because of the former administration and that administrations before, why, then, was he giving away material that we would need for a pandemic in this country . That he supposedly knew was a pandemic before everyone else. Yeah. He keeps saying the stockpile was essentially empty when he took office. So, of course, even people close to the president acknowledge hes been in office for over three years now. If this was a real problem that had been flagged to the president and he was concerned about it, they could have addressed it at that time. And that didnt happen. And we do know advisers warned about this. Those warnings clearly werent heeded given the state were in right now but they warned of something as specific as a pandemic. The assessment we saw come out just last fall from this administration warned the United States and around the world were not prepared for some sort of pandemic to break out. Basically what we are seeing, sadly, right now happen. Those excuses dont really fit with reality about that. But the question of course is about the gear, the protective gear, now, of course. Of course, now, there are questions about whether or not they are going to make recommendations for the general population in the United States to wear masks. Thats something the president said today they are considering. And the question is do we have enough masks for that . Because we dont even seem to have enough for healthcare workers right now. The nurses and the doctors. And of course the Surgeon General himself was telling people they do not go out and need to buy masks just several weeks ago. So that is going to be another question they are facing as they are preparing for what Officials Say is going to be a really challenging month ahead of them. And why they announced on february 7th they were sending nearly 18 tons of medical supplies, including masks, gowns, respirators, and other materials to china. Thank you both. Appreciate it. Help is on the way for hospitals begging for siren laters. Ford says it will make 50,000 in 1030 days. How will they get it done . Because they are racing the clock. Im going to ask the executive in charge of making it happen. Ford announcing today that it will produce 50,000 ventilators within 100 days. And then planning to make 30,000 per month after that. I want to bring in now ford Vice President for enterprise product line management. I want to thank you so much for coming on. I want to thank you for what you are doing. It is very important to the country, so kudos to you and ford. And still called Ford Motor Company or just ford. I dont know. But thanks for what you are doing. So, jim, 50,000 ventilators within 100 days and then 30,000 a month after that. How soon can you get those first ventilators off the line and into the hands of the folks who really need them . Well, we know the need is incredible. So were focusing, in the short run, of working with our partners at ge, and actually increasing the throughput of their existing machines. So we think were in a very short period of time, weve been able to get up about 40 . So its going more units out to people who need it the most. And this incremental ventilator were working on, we think were going to start to build at the end of april and build that, in quantity, running into may and june. The need is very clear and its a surge demand in april, may, june. We got to make sure we get it out as soon as we can, given the importance of this. So sometime within that that within that time, you should be getting them out to the public, you think, correct . Oh, absolutely. Yeah. Were going to start like i said, were shipping actually more units now, today. And then this additional ventilator were putting online will start shipping in april. Actually, more of the units start out probably next week. But the ramp up and the high volume will really start at the end of april. Very heavy into may as we bring in crews of our amazing partners at the uaw to produce up to that run rate of 30,000, if needed. Okay. Let me ask you then because people think what happens is and maybe maybe it is. Is that you take a an Auto Assembly line, and then you retrofit it to do ventilators. I dont think thats the process but do you can you how do you convert a ford facility that manufactures car components to manufacture ventilators . I think it depends on the complexity of the machine youre trying to the scale. And the pace of what were focusing on, this model ae ventilator that were going to scale to this level of production, the unit is a very straightforward unit. It requires space. So weve, effectively, broken down the entire unit. Were reverse engineering it and identifying the space required. Taking precautions for our uaw workers to make sure theyre following all the protocols to keep them safe. And then we use that space in the plant to actually lay out the production steps. And then start to crank up the speed of the Assembly Line to get to the run rate wed need to start producing and hit that 50,000 target. Yeah. Well, jim, listen. We have a lot of news, as you know. Lot lots going on. But we wanted to get you on to find out how you were doing and when you were going to get it out. And i just wanted to tell you thank you for doing this for the country. And im sure the country really appreciates it. Thank you so much. And thanks for appearing here on cnn. Thanks so much. Were here to help. Absolutely. Thank you. And we we can definitely see that. New orleans facing nearly 1,500 cases of coronavirus right now. And with that number growing exponentially, are they getting the help they need . Im going to ask the mayor, next. When you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. Try pepto liquicaps for fast relief and ultracoating. Nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. Get powerful relief with pepto bismol liquicaps. No, because on a sandwich,t no they ask you if you want cheese. But on a papadia, cheese is whats holding the whole operation together. Get one now for just six bucks. Better ingredients. Better pizza. 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Governor John Bel Edwards saying, today, that after requesting 5,000 ventilators from the Strategic National stockpile, louisiana has received 150. Lets discuss now. The mayor of new orleans, thank you. I know its a busy time for you. Wanted to have you on to get the word out and to hear your concerns and whats going on. Thank you. Cases in your city are soaring. The president said that he will send 150 ventilators. Do you have enough for the critically ill patients that need them right now . Oh, no, don, thank you so much for having me. And im glad you mentioned that. You know, they were requested. We were told that they would be on the way. The governor requested over 5,000. We were told, today, to expect 150. In no way thats enough. Very grateful, right, to the 150. And but the need is still great here. Our men and women, our healthcare professionals, are on the front line, tireless, 24 7, who are in need, still, of ppe. And we have to make sure that we protect those, who we expect and who are working tirelessly to protect others. What about medical supplies, mayor . What are your biggest needs right now . The biggest need goes back to the ppe. The masks. Of course, the gloves, gowns, all the protective gear that that our Public Health professionals feel that they are safeguarded. That theyre protected to render the care and the services that we expect them to do. And on the front lines, again, daily. And and we owe it to them, our country, to give them the tools and the resources that they need to help to help our people. What about it matters. It does really matter. What about all your your healthcare workers on the front lines of this battle . I know that you need ppe and all that. What are they telling you, mayor . What are they saying . Well, what are they saying, is that they need to be protected. You know, that theyre going out taking in all of the challenges that theyre faced with, on a daily basis, to provide care. And to save lives. And what theyre saying is that they desperately need to be protected. And and and they deserve that. I mean, again, these are people that we depend on, 24 7, to render care. And to ensure that they are protected. And it goes beyond, not just those who are working in the hospitals but, it is our public first responders, our police officers, our ems, our technicians. Our fire departments. Its now those who render death care. Our coroners. You know, our Nursing Homes even. And even our mortuaries. They are in need of protective gear. We are at 1,480 cases in the city of new orleans. Of course, leading the state of louisiana. We have 86 deaths. We anticipate being on a stayhome mandate for the next four to six weeks. When we analyze the data, we see that for every 100 cases, five people are dying. And so we are anticipating more deaths, which speaks to the need for ppe across across the span that i mentioned just previously. So thats thats thats what you need. But i just have to ask you about this and getting the message to people, mayor. And im up against the clock. I know this is very important and ive been covering it because im from louisiana. But Police Issued this arrest warrant yesterday in new orleans for a man who organized a funeral second line on saturday where over 100 people were participating, including a band. I know its a tradition in new orleans but how do you get people to understand that you you cant you just cant. You know, and its very difficult, i have to say. Not only with our culture but even with the the beautiful weather. You know, that weve been experiencing. And with the city that expresses love, right . And even through our second lines. But i tell you i have heard from the family. They reached out yesterday. They sent their apologies that it will never happen again. And it has really sent a message to our community throughout. Our musician community, our cultural bearers, are stepped up and said, hey, no more in the city of new orleans. This is this is very serious here. And our people are dying and even as relates to the majority of the cases, its people with chronic illness, which reflect a Large Population in the city. And africanamerican population, as well. But every death matters and were wanting to make sure that our first responders, our Public Health professionals, have the resources that they need. And, at the end of the day, even the residents so that they can continue to live. Our gig workers, you know, needing the individual assistance thats necessary for a basic quality of life. Well, i know its tough when you when you having coming from there, when you get the fish fries, the crawfish boils. Oh, the love. Thats how we relate but you cant do that in these times. Yes. Mayor, best of luck. If you need anything, you know where to get us. If you need to get the word out, were here for you. Thank you very much. Thank you so much. Thank you. The president s sending mixed messages about this since the beginning. Im going to ask former Vice President al gore what he thinks. There he is. Hes next. vo at sprint, our priority is keeping our customers, employees, and communities safe. During these Uncertain Times we want you to get Great Service without leaving the safety of your home. Shop at sprint. Com for free next day shipping and no activation fees on our best new phone deals, like the Samsung Galaxy s20 5g for just 0 a month. Plus, youll also get a 100 prepaid mastercard when you switch online. Stay healthy and visit sprint. Com to get the services you need. For people with hearing loss, visit sprintrelay. Com sleep this amazing . Thats a zzzquil pure zzzs sleep. 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Well, theres a lot of optimism that the biotechnology scientists and professionals are going to find a therapeutic that will consist of an effective treatment. You know, the whole Biotech Community is linked worldwide now. And theyre using these supercomputers and artificial intelligence. And theyre telling me that were likely to be pleasantly surprised at the speed with which they will be able to come up with a therapeutic that helps those who have been infected. But we cant count on that. And, of course, we have to have the the physical distancing and and, really, we ought to be doing that nationwide because thats the most effective thing we have now. Until they get this quickreturn test that needs to be out there, everywhere, as fast as possible. All right. A couple questions. And im going to talk to you about the nationwide thing but lets do that after this. Because you are talking about this technology as a solution. Do you have any examples . And if you do, can you can you give me some . Yeah, absolutely. Some very clever computer scientists have figured out a way to let people donate their home computer processing power. And theyve linked together so many thousands of computers to come up with a the most powerful supercomputer ever built. Its just linked together with all of these other computers. Were were seeing 3d printing of some of these parts for ventilators and respiratory therapies. And thats making a big difference, too. But, don, you know, the Technology Revolution is is likely to bring us some great solutions. And hopefully, theyll bring us better, quicker testing, real fast. But a lot of the most Effective Solutions are not really in the technology realm. They involve the Representative Democracy and our ability to work, collectively, to to have the kind of physical distancing and the other changes that the the doctors tell us are essential right now. All right. Well, lets talk more. This is the second part of the question that i promised to ask. So, mr. Vice president , President Trump extending the social distancing guidelines until april 30th. And then says hes going to look at it after that. He initially downplayed this coronavirus. What is a result of this lack of response, in your view . Well, one problem we have now, and a lot of the doctors are telling us this, is that its not nationwide. And and we are a nation. People travel from one state to another and one county to another. And you cant set up Police Cordons on the state borders. We we need to deal with this as a nation. And we need leadership that doesnt have governors competing with each other to buy the ventilators and masks, that doesnt have governors and mayors fighting with each other over what the policy ought to be. We need a nationwide policy. You know, i feel so deeply for the victims and the the those who have lost loved ones, don. And and these doctors and nurses, who are such heroes. They deserve better from us. They deserve a consistent, nationwide, effective policy. We shouldve started it a long time ago but lets dont beat people up on what was mistaken in the past. Lets look forward. Okay. Having said that and and and stop talking about polls and things like that. Okay. Having said that, do you hold the president accountable for any of that, that you just said . Well, of course. And i was one of many who, when he said i accept no responsibility for it, i kind of shook my head. Remembering harry truman saying the buck stops here. But heres why i dont want to dwell on that, don. I feel especially badly for those who really follow President Trump, and believe in him. And, you know, there are quite a few people in our country that do. I dont agree with his policies. But those who follow him, im afraid many of them have been misled into thinking that some of his earlier statements about using the word hoax and a specialized way, but saying it was going to disappear. Those kinds of things. I feel badly for those who believe that stuff and have not been protecting themselves. And we still have states that have not adopted the kind of policies that dr. Fauci and the real experts have advised. Partly because theyve made it kind of a political, partisan kind of issue. Now, i think the president , to his credit, has been moving away from that. I think hes learned that you cant gaslight a virus. Youve really got to Pay Attention to what the scientific facts are. And, by the way, we need to do that where the Climate Crisis is concerned, too, because its exactly the same thing. So i dont want to get into political potshots at him. I want to encourage him to continue the kind of change weve seen in the last 24 hours. I think your message is right on. And thats i said at the beginning of the show when i was talking to chris cuomo about how the president had how the president set the table for the response and for the nations response. And for the way people felt about this virus. And had he done it differently, we may be in a different place, and people would have a different mindset. While i have you here, before we go, i want to know what is your final message . Having been the Vice President of this country, what is were going to get were going to get through this. Its going to be a tough passage. Were going to have to really hang together on this, and i hope that we can tamp down the partisanship, which you know the president s said a little bit, others have too. We need to be unified as a nation. This is going to be extremely difficult in the weeks immediately ahead. We need to listen to the doctors. We need to honor these doctors and nurses and others who are putting their lives on the line. The courage is just so inspiring, but we need to be worthy of the kind of courage theyre demonstrating and do our part as citizens and come together and listen to what the doctors are telling us we have to do. 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