Certainly i will. Certainly i will. And you know that. Howie when reuters correspondent jeff mason kept pressing him about the Electoral College, the president punched back. Look, between you people dont talk to me that way. Youre just a lightweight. Dont talk to me that im the president of the united states. Dont ever talk to the president that way. Howie the media largely celebrating President Trumps decision to cooperate with a joe biden election without concession. The 2020 president ial election was not fair. No honest person would claim that it was fair. They rigged the election in front of all of us. And nobody did anything about it. Unless the legal situation changes in a dramatic and frankly unlikely manner, joe biden will be inaugurated on january 20th. To say this constitutes living in reality. And if i offered you a false reality, if i told you there was an excellent phenomenal chance that the Supreme Court was going to step in and deliver a victory to President Trump, id b
Trump and our wonderful first lady melania they are both positive and they are now in quarantine. And weve also heard from the physician to the president this morning he sent out this statement which reads in part that they are both doing well at this time and that they plan to remain at home within the white house during their convalescent so that the latest now from the president s physician now the president and the first ladys positive test results came hours after the white house announced the senior aide hope hicks had come down with the virus and in this video you see the president boarding marine one. The helicopter there on wednesday he was headed to a rally. In minnesota. And then shortly after youll see in a moment, we have hope hicks walking across the grass to join the president on board that helicopter surrounded by other close aides to the president now says that was winds that was wednesday was wednesday, she gets on the chopper inside at the moment that right feeling f
Hicks and that she definitely was experiencing symptoms and then indeed tested positive so she first tested positive on wednesday. However, the president continued on to events thursday yesterday, a potentially exposing a lot of other people so thats the big story this morning is who else have it and all we know at this point is that Vice President pence has tested so far negative. We dont know if thats the quick rapid test that tends to be a little a false positives or negatives or or if it was a more indepth test that took some time say 24 hours maybe he was tested yesterday he and he tweeted last night obviously his support for the president and well wishes for a speedy recovery. Well of course be tracking that this morning we have heard from the doctors physician or for some sorry, the president s physician and heres the memorandum he sent out in which he said that at this time theyre both doing well they plan to remain at home at the white house while the recovering, he said the W
Hicks riding on air force one she was quarantined on air force and his helicopter days ago with other top officials. One for the return flight to the president feet from joe washington. The president suggesting Service Members and Law Enforcement may biden on the debate stage. Have given her the virus. It is hard when you are with this morning, bidens message to people from the military or from his rival. Word that Vice President pence and his wife tested negative. What it means for President Trump, his health, the campaign, Law Enforcement and they come over to you and they want to hug and the nations security. You. Today friday, october 2nd, 2020. You get close. Things happen. From nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie in a prerecorded speech thursday, President Trump contradicted his own Public Health experts insisting the virus would soon be in the and hoda. Rearview mirror. The end of the pandemic is in and hoda kotb. Sight. Erace social live from studio 1a. Distancing and
Chair clyburn good afternoon. The committee will come to order. With out objection, the chair has authorized to declare a recess for the committee at any time. For anecognize myself opening statement. This morning, we heard the president in his own words, recorded in february, described the coronavirus as deadly stuff. Recordingo heard a from march, in which he admitted quoted again i wanted to always play it down. I still like playing it down because i dont want to create a panic. DidTrump Administration play down the pandemic, refusing to level with the American People about the known danger and refusing to develop and implement a National Plan to stop the spread. As a result, more than 190,000 and thes have died coronavirus is continuing to kill hundreds and in fact tens of thousands every day. Weeks,e next eight americans will be casting their votes in the midst of this ongoing crisis. Holding a free, fair, and safe election under these circumstances is a challenge. But let there b