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NICK COMP ASORY. DR. FRANK ESPER AND YAMICHE EL
DR. FRANK ESPER AND YAMICHE EL SIN DOR, WHITE HOUSE
SIN DOR, WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT.
CORRESPONDENT. YAMICHE
YAMICHE YAMICHE, IT’S A BUSY DAY DOWN
YAMICHE, IT’S A BUSY DAY DOWN THERE.
THERE. GIVE ME YOUR SENSE OF HOW DONALD
GIVE ME YOUR SENSE OF HOW DONALD TRUMP IS RISING TO THE BAR THAT
TRUMP IS RISING TO THE BAR THAT HE SET FOR HIMSELF YESTERDAY
HE SET FOR HIMSELF YESTERDAY WHEN HE DECLARED HIMSELF A WAR
WHEN HE DECLARED HIMSELF A WAR TIME PRESIDENT.
TIME PRESIDENT. >> THE PRESIDENT IS CONTINUING
>> THE PRESIDENT IS CONTINUING TO USE THAT LANGUAGE SAYING THAT
TO USE THAT LANGUAGE SAYING THAT HE FEELS LIKE HE’S A WAR TIME
HE FEELS LIKE HE’S A WAR TIME PRESIDENT AND SAID HE RATES
PRESIDENT AND SAID HE RATES HIMSELF A TEN OUT OF TEN IN HOW
HIMSELF A TEN OUT OF TEN IN HOW HE RESPONDED TO THIS.
HE RESPONDED TO THIS. IT’S CLEAR AND DOCTORS AND
IT’S CLEAR AND DOCTORS AND NURSES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE
NURSES AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING WORRIED AS MEDICAL
GETTING WORRIED AS MEDICAL SUPPLIES ARE STARTING TO RUN
SUPPLIES ARE STARTING TO RUN OUT.
OUT. YOU SEE JUST TODAY THERE WAS AN
YOU SEE JUST TODAY THERE WAS AN NBC NEWS STORY SHOWING THAT
NBC NEWS STORY SHOWING THAT HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL
HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE ASKING
PROFESSIONALS ARE ASKING CONGRESS TO GIVE THEM HUNDREDS
CONGRESS TO GIVE THEM HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR
OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR SPECIFIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
SPECIFIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. THEN YOU HAVE THE PRESIDENT
THEN YOU HAVE THE PRESIDENT SAYING WE’RE NOT A SHIPPING
SAYING WE’RE NOT A SHIPPING COMPANY.
COMPANY. SO THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN CLEAR
SO THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN CLEAR WITH GOVERNORS.
WITH GOVERNORS. HAD eSAID WE’RE NOT A FIRST
HAD eSAID WE’RE NOT A FIRST RESORT.
RESORT. WHITE HOUSE SOURCES TELL ME
WHITE HOUSE SOURCES TELL ME THAT’S MEANT TO SAY STATES NEED
THAT’S MEANT TO SAY STATES NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND
TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AND THE WHITE HOUSE IS GOING TO DO
THE WHITE HOUSE IS GOING TO DO WHAT IT CAN DO.
WHAT IT CAN DO. IT’S CLEAR THAT THE WHITE HOUSE
IT’S CLEAR THAT THE WHITE HOUSE DOESN’T HAVE ANSWERS TO TWO KEY
DOESN’T HAVE ANSWERS TO TWO KEY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THE FIRST IS WHEN WILL PEOPLE
THE FIRST IS WHEN WILL PEOPLE WHO NODE CORONAVIRUS TESTS
WHO NODE CORONAVIRUS TESTS ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE THEM ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY.
ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY. THERE WAS NO CLEAR ANSWER FROM
THERE WAS NO CLEAR ANSWER FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY. THE SECOND ONE IS ARE THERE
THE SECOND ONE IS ARE THERE ENOUGH VENTILATORS AND IS THE
ENOUGH VENTILATORS AND IS THE WHITE HOUSE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
WHITE HOUSE GOING TO BE ABLE TO ORDER ENOUGH IN TIME FOR WHAT WE
ORDER ENOUGH IN TIME FOR WHAT WE KNOW WILL BE A CRUSH ON THE
KNOW WILL BE A CRUSH ON THE MEDICAL SYSTEM.
MEDICAL SYSTEM. THE ANSWER THERE WAS THERE ARE
THE ANSWER THERE WAS THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VENTILATORS BEING
THOUSANDS OF VENTILATORS BEING ORDERED BUT THE WHITE HOUSE IS
ORDERED BUT THE WHITE HOUSE IS NOT SAYING SPECIFICALLY HOW MANY
NOT SAYING SPECIFICALLY HOW MANY THEY WILL BE SHIPPING OUT AND
THEY WILL BE SHIPPING OUT AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE’S A RESERVE
WHETHER OR NOT THERE’S A RESERVE FOR EACH AMERICAN AND THAT IS
FOR EACH AMERICAN AND THAT IS SCARY.
SCARY. >> DR. ESPER, I WANT TO ASK WHAT
>> DR. ESPER, I WANT TO ASK WHAT YOU THINK YOU’RE HEARING RIGHT
YOU THINK YOU’RE HEARING RIGHT NOW FROM DONALD TRUMP.
NOW FROM DONALD TRUMP. WE’RE OBVIOUSLY HEARING THESE
WE’RE OBVIOUSLY HEARING THESE CALLS, ALARM BELLS BEING RUNG IN
CALLS, ALARM BELLS BEING RUNG IN ALL QUARTERS RIGHT NOW AND THE
ALL QUARTERS RIGHT NOW AND THE PRESIDENT IS ANSWERING THEM.
PRESIDENT IS ANSWERING THEM. I’M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK
I’M CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE STATE OF PLAY OUT
ABOUT THE STATE OF PLAY OUT THERE ON THE FRONT LINES AND
THERE ON THE FRONT LINES AND WHETHER WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS
WHETHER WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS SAYING HE PLANS TO DO, THE
SAYING HE PLANS TO DO, THE LEADERSHIP THAT HE’S GIVING TO
LEADERSHIP THAT HE’S GIVING TO STATES, CITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR,
STATES, CITIES, PRIVATE SECTOR, THE MEDICAL SECTOR, ALL THE
THE MEDICAL SECTOR, ALL THE ABOVE, WHETHER IT’S ADEQUATE TO
ABOVE, WHETHER IT’S ADEQUATE TO THE MOMENT AS WE NOW GET INTO
THE MOMENT AS WE NOW GET INTO THURSDAY HERE IN THIS WEEK.
THURSDAY HERE IN THIS WEEK. >> THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME
>> THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME THAT WE’VE BEEN PREPARING AND
THAT WE’VE BEEN PREPARING AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’VE
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE’VE KNOWN ABOUT FOR MONTHS.
KNOWN ABOUT FOR MONTHS. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY NUMBERS
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY NUMBERS IN CHINA FOR THE LONGEST TIME,
IN CHINA FOR THE LONGEST TIME, WE HERE, ESPECIALLY HERE AT
WE HERE, ESPECIALLY HERE AT CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ALL AROUND
CLEVELAND CLINIC AND ALL AROUND THE STATE HAVE BEEN PREPARING
THE STATE HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THE CONCERN THAT THIS COULD
FOR THE CONCERN THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AND IT CAN OVERWHELM.
HAPPEN AND IT CAN OVERWHELM. SO WE HAVE BEEN MEETING HERE AT
SO WE HAVE BEEN MEETING HERE AT THE CLEVELAND CLINIC TWICE A DAY
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC TWICE A DAY IN THE COMMAND CENTER, MAKING
IN THE COMMAND CENTER, MAKING SURE THAT ALL OUR PREPARATIONS
SURE THAT ALL OUR PREPARATIONS ARE MET AND EVERYTHING IS BEING
ARE MET AND EVERYTHING IS BEING DONE AS BEST WE CAN.
DONE AS BEST WE CAN. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE HAVE
ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, CERTAINLY WE
BEEN ABLE TO DO, CERTAINLY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR, WITH THE OHIO
GOVERNOR, WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THEY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THEY HAVE BEEN HELPING US
HAVE BEEN HELPING US TREMENDOUSLY.
TREMENDOUSLY. CERTAINLY THERE’S A LOT OF
CERTAINLY THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN AT
THINGS THAT HAVE TO HAPPEN AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THE FEDERAL LEVEL. JUST BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF
JUST BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF CASES IN NEW YORK, THAT DOESN’T
CASES IN NEW YORK, THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S NOT GOING TO BE OHIO’S
MEAN IT’S NOT GOING TO BE OHIO’S PROBLEM IF WE START SEEING
PROBLEM IF WE START SEEING SPILLOVER.
SPILLOVER. SO THERE IS A NATIONAL RESPONSE
SO THERE IS A NATIONAL RESPONSE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN, BUT
THAT HAS TO HAPPEN, BUT DEFINITELY THE BOOTS ON THE
DEFINITELY THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WORKING
GROUND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE WORKING EXTREMELY HARD TO PREPARE FOR
EXTREMELY HARD TO PREPARE FOR THESE WAVES OF INFECTION AND
THESE WAVES OF INFECTION AND TRYING TO WORK WITH ALL OUR
TRYING TO WORK WITH ALL OUR PARTNERS IN ORDER TO STEM THAT
PARTNERS IN ORDER TO STEM THAT TIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
TIDE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FLATTEN HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP
FLATTEN HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOW UP AT OUR DOORS SICK AT ONCE.
AT OUR DOORS SICK AT ONCE. THAT’S WHY WE’RE DOING ALL THE
THAT’S WHY WE’RE DOING ALL THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND DOING ALL
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND DOING ALL THE COMMUNICATION TO MAKE SURE
THE COMMUNICATION TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO.
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT TO DO. >> DOCTOR, I APPRECIATE YOUR
>> DOCTOR, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONFIDENCE AND CAN-DO ATTITUDE.
CONFIDENCE AND CAN-DO ATTITUDE. I JUST KEEP LISTENING TO THE
I JUST KEEP LISTENING TO THE GOVERNORS AND THE PEOPLE ON THE
GOVERNORS AND THE PEOPLE ON THE HEALTH CARE FRONT LINES SAYING
HEALTH CARE FRONT LINES SAYING THERE’S GOING TO BE SHORTAGES.
THERE’S GOING TO BE SHORTAGES. THERE ARE ALREADY SHORTAGES.
THERE ARE ALREADY SHORTAGES. PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAKING
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT MAKING PROTECTIVE GEAR OUT OF BANDANAS
PROTECTIVE GEAR OUT OF BANDANAS AND SCARVES.
AND SCARVES. PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT IT’S
PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT IT’S GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THIS
GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN THIS WAVE CRASHES DOWN.
WAVE CRASHES DOWN. OBVIOUSLY IT’S NOT GOING TO
OBVIOUSLY IT’S NOT GOING TO CRASH DOWN WITH THE SAME FORCE
CRASH DOWN WITH THE SAME FORCE EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY BUT IT
EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE PLENTY OF
SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE PLENTY OF PLACES WHERE IT IS GOING TO
PLACES WHERE IT IS GOING TO CRASH DOWN AND THERE ARE GOING
CRASH DOWN AND THERE ARE GOING TO BE SHORTAGES.
TO BE SHORTAGES. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST
THAT FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST THIS -- THE FIGHT TO TREAT THIS
THIS -- THE FIGHT TO TREAT THIS PANDEMIC WHEN IT STARTS TO HIT
PANDEMIC WHEN IT STARTS TO HIT IN THE PLACES THAT IT HITS
IN THE PLACES THAT IT HITS HARDEST?
HARDEST? >> WE CERTAINLY KNOW THERE’S
>> WE CERTAINLY KNOW THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND
GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF
THERE’S GOING TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GET
PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO GET SICK.
SICK. WHAT WE’RE ALSO TRYING TO DO IS
WHAT WE’RE ALSO TRYING TO DO IS WE’RE TRYING TO PREVENT SICKNESS
WE’RE TRYING TO PREVENT SICKNESS FROM COMING TO THE HEALTH CARE
FROM COMING TO THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BECAUSE IF WE GET SICK,
PROVIDER BECAUSE IF WE GET SICK, THEN THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH
THEN THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH PEOPLE TO TREAT THE INDIVIDUALS
PEOPLE TO TREAT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMING IN SICK.
WHO ARE COMING IN SICK. SO WE ALL KNOW THAT WE’RE IN
SO WE ALL KNOW THAT WE’RE IN THIS BOAT TOGETHER.
THIS BOAT TOGETHER. IN A CRISIS SITUATION, IN A
IN A CRISIS SITUATION, IN A PANDEMIC, ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE
PANDEMIC, ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE.
TABLE. CERTAINLY WE KNOW WE’RE LOOKING
CERTAINLY WE KNOW WE’RE LOOKING FOR N 95 MASKS AND WHILE THE
FOR N 95 MASKS AND WHILE THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SO THAT WE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE SO THAT WE DON’T NEED AS MANY MACHKS BUT WE
DON’T NEED AS MANY MACHKS BUT WE COULD USE SURGICAL MASKS BUT IF
COULD USE SURGICAL MASKS BUT IF WE CAN’T, YOU DO WHATEVER YOU
WE CAN’T, YOU DO WHATEVER YOU CAN IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF
CAN IN ORDER TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR PATIENTS.
AND YOUR PATIENTS. WE ARE USING EVERY OPTION,
WE ARE USING EVERY OPTION, EVERYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO
EVERYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO US.
US. AGAIN, HOSPITALS UNDERSTAND THIS
AGAIN, HOSPITALS UNDERSTAND THIS AND WE ARE TAKING IN SUGGESTIONS
AND WE ARE TAKING IN SUGGESTIONS AND IDEAS FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM
AND IDEAS FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM THE NURSING STAFF TO THE
THE NURSING STAFF TO THE RESPIRATORY TECHNICIAN TO THE
RESPIRATORY TECHNICIAN TO THE GUARD AT THE PARKING GARAGE.
GUARD AT THE PARKING GARAGE. EVERYBODY IS GIVING US IDEAS AND
EVERYBODY IS GIVING US IDEAS AND WE ARE TAKING EACH AND EVERY
WE ARE TAKING EACH AND EVERY ONE.
ONE. I CAN’T SAY THAT IT’S GOING TO
I CAN’T SAY THAT IT’S GOING TO BE PRETTY.
BE PRETTY. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY.
IT’S NOT GOING TO BE PRETTY. THIS IS A PANDEMIC.
THIS IS A PANDEMIC. THIS IS A CRISIS.
THIS IS A CRISIS. YOU PREPARE AS BEST YOU CAN.
YOU PREPARE AS BEST YOU CAN. LET’S BE HONEST, THIS VIRUS HAS
LET’S BE HONEST, THIS VIRUS HAS BEEN THROWING US CURVEBALLS FROM
BEEN THROWING US CURVEBALLS FROM THE BEGINNING.
THE BEGINNING. YEAH, WE’VE MISSED A FEW TIMES
YEAH, WE’VE MISSED A FEW TIMES AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET BACK
AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET BACK INTO THAT BATTER’S BOX AND HIT
INTO THAT BATTER’S BOX AND HIT IT SOME MORE.
IT SOME MORE. >> MAYA WILEY, I WANT TO ASK
>> MAYA WILEY, I WANT TO ASK YOU, YOU’VE BEEN A LONG-TIME
YOU, YOU’VE BEEN A LONG-TIME PLAYER IN THIS COMMUNITY HERE IN
PLAYER IN THIS COMMUNITY HERE IN NEW YORK AND YOU’VE SEEN
NEW YORK AND YOU’VE SEEN GOVERNOR CUOMO, MAYOR De BLASIO
GOVERNOR CUOMO, MAYOR De BLASIO REACT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
REACT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT SITUATIONS TO DIFFICULT TIMES.
SITUATIONS TO DIFFICULT TIMES. GIVEN THE ALARM THAT WE’VE HEARD
GIVEN THE ALARM THAT WE’VE HEARD FROM THE GOVERNOR IN PARTICULAR
FROM THE GOVERNOR IN PARTICULAR ALL WEEK LONG, TALK A LITTLE BIT
ALL WEEK LONG, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT -- KIND OF ASSESS THE
ABOUT -- KIND OF ASSESS THE STATE OF YOUR STATE AND YOUR
STATE OF YOUR STATE AND YOUR CITY RIGHT NOW AND WHETHER YOU
CITY RIGHT NOW AND WHETHER YOU THINK THAT IT’S POSSIBLE FOR
THINK THAT IT’S POSSIBLE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT TO BE ABLE TO STEP IN WHEN
TO BE ABLE TO STEP IN WHEN THEY’RE NOT GETTING APPARENTLY
THEY’RE NOT GETTING APPARENTLY WHEN THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN
WHEN THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN BEGGING FOR, NOT GETTING FROM
BEGGING FOR, NOT GETTING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHAT THEY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHAT THEY SEEM TO NEED.
SEEM TO NEED. >> ONE THING THAT’S IMPORTANT TO
>> ONE THING THAT’S IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT BOTH NEW YORK STATE
KNOW ABOUT BOTH NEW YORK STATE AND NEW YORK CITY IS THAT WE
AND NEW YORK CITY IS THAT WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF
HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVANTS INCLUDING THE
PUBLIC SERVANTS INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF AND THE MAYOR
GOVERNOR HIMSELF AND THE MAYOR HIMSELF, WHO HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
HIMSELF, WHO HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.
THROUGH THIS BEFORE. WE HAD THE EBOLA CRISIS IN 2014
WE HAD THE EBOLA CRISIS IN 2014 AND I WAS WORKING FOR CITY HALL
AND I WAS WORKING FOR CITY HALL WHEN WE HAD THAT CRISIS.
WHEN WE HAD THAT CRISIS. WHETHER IT’S THE STATE OR THE
WHETHER IT’S THE STATE OR THE CITY, THERE IS A LEVEL OF
CITY, THERE IS A LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN
LEADERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN PLANNING FOR THIS KIND OF
PLANNING FOR THIS KIND OF EMERGENCY.
EMERGENCY. I THINK THE ISSUE IS AND WHAT
I THINK THE ISSUE IS AND WHAT WE’VE SEEN FROM THE GOVERNOR
WE’VE SEEN FROM THE GOVERNOR WHO’S RAISED SOME RED FLAGS
WHO’S RAISED SOME RED FLAGS AROUND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE
AROUND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS STILL
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS STILL PLAYING PARTISANSHIP AT A TIME
PLAYING PARTISANSHIP AT A TIME WHEN WE SHOULDN’T BE SEEING
WHEN WE SHOULDN’T BE SEEING EITHER RED OR BLUE IN TERMS OF
EITHER RED OR BLUE IN TERMS OF WITHHOLDING SOME FINANCIAL
WITHHOLDING SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT NEW YORK HAD IN
ASSISTANCE THAT NEW YORK HAD IN THE FORM OF A COMPETITIVE GRANT
THE FORM OF A COMPETITIVE GRANT FOR HOSPITALS.
FOR HOSPITALS. HE HAS ASKED FOR MORE
HE HAS ASKED FOR MORE VENTILATORS AND HE’S RIGHT TO
VENTILATORS AND HE’S RIGHT TO BECAUSE WE KNOW WE DON’T HAVE
BECAUSE WE KNOW WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH WHEN WE HAVE THE MOST
ENOUGH WHEN WE HAVE THE MOST CASES IN THE COUNTRY.
CASES IN THE COUNTRY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAYOR
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAYOR BILL De BLASIO DID IS HE ASKED
BILL De BLASIO DID IS HE ASKED WEEKS BEFORE WE GOT INTO THE
WEEKS BEFORE WE GOT INTO THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW, OUR 11
SITUATION RIGHT NOW, OUR 11 PUBLIC HOSPITALS, WE HAVE A
PUBLIC HOSPITALS, WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO RELY ON PUBLIC HOSPITALS.
WHO RELY ON PUBLIC HOSPITALS. THEY DON’T HAVE PRIVATE
THEY DON’T HAVE PRIVATE INSURANCE.
INSURANCE. MANY OF THEM MAY NOT HAVE HEALTH
MANY OF THEM MAY NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR JOBS
INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR JOBS EVEN THOUGH THEY WORK MULTIPLE
EVEN THOUGH THEY WORK MULTIPLE JOBS.
JOBS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’RE
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’RE SEEING IS THAT OUR PUBLIC
SEEING IS THAT OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS, WE’RE WORKING ON
HOSPITALS, WE’RE WORKING ON FINDING 100 ICU BEDS FOR EACH
FINDING 100 ICU BEDS FOR EACH HOSPITAL WEEKS BEFORE WE WERE IN
HOSPITAL WEEKS BEFORE WE WERE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD BE
A SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD BE OVERRUN.
OVERRUN. THIS IS NOT A STATE OR A CITY IN
THIS IS NOT A STATE OR A CITY IN WHICH LOCAL LEADERS HAVE NOT
WHICH LOCAL LEADERS HAVE NOT BEEN TAKING STEPS TO DO
BEEN TAKING STEPS TO DO EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY COULD.
EVERYTHING THEY POSSIBLY COULD. I WOULD SAY THE SAME THING FOR
I WOULD SAY THE SAME THING FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND CALIFORNIA.
WASHINGTON STATE AND CALIFORNIA. TRUMP EVEN PRAISED CALIFORNIA
TRUMP EVEN PRAISED CALIFORNIA AND GAVIN NEWSOM TODAY.
AND GAVIN NEWSOM TODAY. THAT CAN’T CHANGE, THAT NO STATE
THAT CAN’T CHANGE, THAT NO STATE OR CITY CAN HANDLE SOMETHING OF
OR CITY CAN HANDLE SOMETHING OF THIS SCALE WITHOUT NATIONAL
THIS SCALE WITHOUT NATIONAL LEADERSHIP.
LEADERSHIP. IF YOU WANT TO CALL THIS A WAR
IF YOU WANT TO CALL THIS A WAR AND YOU WANT TO CALL YOURSELF
AND YOU WANT TO CALL YOURSELF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, THEN YOU
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, THEN YOU BETTER COMMAND AND COMMANDING
BETTER COMMAND AND COMMANDING RESPECT MEANS DEMONSTRATING THAT
RESPECT MEANS DEMONSTRATING THAT YOU WILL DO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
YOU WILL DO FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY
ARE THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE RESIDENTS OF THESE
AND THE RESIDENTS OF THESE CITIES.
CITIES. >> NICK, I ASK YOU ABOUT THIS,
>> NICK, I ASK YOU ABOUT THIS, RIGHT?
RIGHT? WE STARTED THIS WEEK WITH
WE STARTED THIS WEEK WITH GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYING THE ARMY
GOVERNOR CUOMO SAYING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NEED TO COME
CORPS OF ENGINEERS NEED TO COME HERE.
HERE. WE’RE GOING TO BE SHORT OF
WE’RE GOING TO BE SHORT OF HOSPITAL BEDS, ICU BEDS.
HOSPITAL BEDS, ICU BEDS. I NEED THE ARMY CORPS AND NEED
I NEED THE ARMY CORPS AND NEED THEM NOW.
THEM NOW. IT’S THURSDAY.
IT’S THURSDAY. NOBODY IS BUILDING THOSE THINGS.
NOBODY IS BUILDING THOSE THINGS. THE PRESIDENT HAS TALKED ABOUT
THE PRESIDENT HAS TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO HELP GOVERNOR CUOMO.
TRYING TO HELP GOVERNOR CUOMO. HE TALKED ABOUT THE ARMY CORPS
HE TALKED ABOUT THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SIGNED
OF ENGINEERS, SIGNED AUTHORIZATIONS, BUT THERE’S
AUTHORIZATIONS, BUT THERE’S STILL A LAS ATUD ABOUT HIS
STILL A LAS ATUD ABOUT HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT, THE THINGS
ATTITUDE TOWARDS IT, THE THINGS HE SAID ABOUT WE’RE NOT POSTAL
HE SAID ABOUT WE’RE NOT POSTAL CLERKS, JUST EVERYTHING FEELS
CLERKS, JUST EVERYTHING FEELS LIKE THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T SEE
LIKE THE PRESIDENT DOESN’T SEE THIS MOMENT AND IS SAYING, OKAY,
THIS MOMENT AND IS SAYING, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT’S NOW ABOUT TO
THIS IS WHAT’S NOW ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO GO STUDENT BODY LEFT AND
TO GO STUDENT BODY LEFT AND WE’RE GOING TO PROVIDE
WE’RE GOING TO PROVIDE EVERYTHING THAT STATES NEED.
EVERYTHING THAT STATES NEED. HERE, ALL OF THESE PRIVATE
HERE, ALL OF THESE PRIVATE SECTOR INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES
SECTOR INSTITUTIONS, COMPANIES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT ARE
AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT ARE OFFERING AT THIS POINT, HOW CAN
OFFERING AT THIS POINT, HOW CAN WE HELP?
WE HELP? WE’LL SHIFT OUR PRODUCTION TO
WE’LL SHIFT OUR PRODUCTION TO VENTILATORS, DO WHATEVER IS
VENTILATORS, DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY.
NECESSARY. SOMEBODY’S GOT TO TELL US WHAT
SOMEBODY’S GOT TO TELL US WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND HOW TO DO
NEEDS TO BE DONE AND HOW TO DO IT AND WHEN TO DO IT AND GET
IT AND WHEN TO DO IT AND GET SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR IT.
SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR IT. NONE OF THAT SEEMS TO BE
NONE OF THAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. TALK ABOUT HOW DONALD TRUMP --
TALK ABOUT HOW DONALD TRUMP -- WHETHER DONALD TRUMP IS MISSING
WHETHER DONALD TRUMP IS MISSING THIS MOMENT AND IF HE WANTS TO
THIS MOMENT AND IF HE WANTS TO TRY TO LIVE UP TO WHAT HE’S
TRY TO LIVE UP TO WHAT HE’S TRYING TO PORTRAY HIMSELF TO BE
TRYING TO PORTRAY HIMSELF TO BE WHICH IS A WAR TIME LEADER.
WHICH IS A WAR TIME LEADER. WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AND
WHAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AND HOW CAN HE START DOING THAT?
HOW CAN HE START DOING THAT? >> THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING AN
>> THE PRESIDENT IS MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SECURE HIS
OPPORTUNITY HERE TO SECURE HIS POLITICAL FUTURE AND THE
POLITICAL FUTURE AND THE COUNTRY’S FUTURE.
COUNTRY’S FUTURE. THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT SO
THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT SO SURPRISING FOR A MAN WHO’S SO
SURPRISING FOR A MAN WHO’S SO ATTUNED TO THE POLITICS OF
ATTUNED TO THE POLITICS OF EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. HE SEEMS ALMOST A BYSTANDER TO
HE SEEMS ALMOST A BYSTANDER TO HIS OWN WHITE HOUSE THIS THIS
HIS OWN WHITE HOUSE THIS THIS CRISIS, SEEMS ALMOST TO BE
CRISIS, SEEMS ALMOST TO BE SURPRISED BY THINGS THAT ARE
SURPRISED BY THINGS THAT ARE BEING MENTIONED AT THE PODIUM
BEING MENTIONED AT THE PODIUM NEXT TO HIM OR AROUND HIM AT ALL
NEXT TO HIM OR AROUND HIM AT ALL TIMES.
TIMES. HE’S MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT HOW
HE’S MAKING A COMMENT ABOUT HOW THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT A
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS NOT A POSTAL CLERK.
POSTAL CLERK. WE OWN THE POSTAL SYSTEM AND THE
WE OWN THE POSTAL SYSTEM AND THE U.S. MILITARY IS PROBABLY THE
U.S. MILITARY IS PROBABLY THE GREATEST AND BEST MOVER OF
GREATEST AND BEST MOVER OF MATERIAL AND PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
MATERIAL AND PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THEY’RE VERY GOOD AT THIS STUFF,
THEY’RE VERY GOOD AT THIS STUFF, MOVING QUICKLY AT DOING LARGE
MOVING QUICKLY AT DOING LARGE JOBS.
JOBS. THERE’S A LOT OF BUTTONS HE
THERE’S A LOT OF BUTTONS HE COULD BE PUSHING AND THERE DOES
COULD BE PUSHING AND THERE DOES SEEM TO BE AN ABSENCE OF
SEEM TO BE AN ABSENCE OF URGENCY.
URGENCY. ON THIS VERY SHOW WE HAVE TALKED
ON THIS VERY SHOW WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN
ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THIS PRESIDENT WAS CONFRONTED BY
THIS PRESIDENT WAS CONFRONTED BY A CRISIS THAT WAS BEYOND HIS OWN
A CRISIS THAT WAS BEYOND HIS OWN MAKING.
MAKING. THIS IS PARTLY HIS OWN MAKING
THIS IS PARTLY HIS OWN MAKING BUT WE ARE NOW SEEING A CERTAIN
BUT WE ARE NOW SEEING A CERTAIN KIND OF PRESIDENT WITH A CERTAIN
KIND OF PRESIDENT WITH A CERTAIN SKILL SET CONFRONT THIS MOMENT
SKILL SET CONFRONT THIS MOMENT THAT IS BEYOND HIM AND IT IS A
THAT IS BEYOND HIM AND IT IS A BIT FRIGHTENING.
BIT FRIGHTENING. >> YAMICHE, TALK A LITTLE ABOUT
>> YAMICHE, TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THE STUFF THE PRESIDENT SAID
THE STUFF THE PRESIDENT SAID TODAY RELATED TO POTENTIAL
TODAY RELATED TO POTENTIAL TREATMENTS THAT MIGHT BE BROUGHT
TREATMENTS THAT MIGHT BE BROUGHT TO BARE ON THE VIRUS.
TO BARE ON THE VIRUS. HE MADE SOME STATEMENTS TODAY
HE MADE SOME STATEMENTS TODAY ABOUT HAVING SLASHED RED TAPE TO
ABOUT HAVING SLASHED RED TAPE TO ALLOW FOR NEW TRIALS OF THOSE
ALLOW FOR NEW TRIALS OF THOSE DRUGS.
DRUGS. I’M GOING TO ASK THE DOCTOR
I’M GOING TO ASK THE DOCTOR ABOUT IT IN A SECOND BUT I KNOW
ABOUT IT IN A SECOND BUT I KNOW THERE WAS CONFUSION WHEN THE
THERE WAS CONFUSION WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAID SOME THINGS IN A
PRESIDENT SAID SOME THINGS IN A PRESS BRIEFING THAT THEN HAD TO
PRESS BRIEFING THAT THEN HAD TO BE WALKED BACK BY SOME OTHER
BE WALKED BACK BY SOME OTHER OFFICIALS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
OFFICIALS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. TALK US THROUGH WHAT HE SAID AND
TALK US THROUGH WHAT HE SAID AND WHAT THEN GOT WALKED BACK AND
WHAT THEN GOT WALKED BACK AND WHAT WE KNOW TO BE THE CASE WITH
WHAT WE KNOW TO BE THE CASE WITH RESPECT TO THOSE POTENTIALLY
RESPECT TO THOSE POTENTIALLY PROMISING DRUG TREATMENTS THAT
PROMISING DRUG TREATMENTS THAT MIGHT BE ON THE HORIZON.
MIGHT BE ON THE HORIZON. >> THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE
>> THE PRESIDENT SAID THAT HE WAS EAGER TO GET TREATMENT FOR
WAS EAGER TO GET TREATMENT FOR THE CORONAVIRUS OUT TO THE
THE CORONAVIRUS OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
GENERAL PUBLIC. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE
HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE REGULATIONS AT THE FDA SO
THE REGULATIONS AT THE FDA SO THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF DRUGS
THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF DRUGS FAST TRACKED.
FAST TRACKED. IN DOING THAT HE MENTIONED THERE
IN DOING THAT HE MENTIONED THERE WAS ALREADY A DRUG COMING OUT OF
WAS ALREADY A DRUG COMING OUT OF AFRICA THAT WOULD ALREADY BE
AFRICA THAT WOULD ALREADY BE FAST TRACKED AND THAT PEOPLE
FAST TRACKED AND THAT PEOPLE COULD ALREADY TAKE.
COULD ALREADY TAKE. THEN THE HEAD OF THE FDA
THEN THE HEAD OF THE FDA ACTUALLY WALKED THAT BACK AND
ACTUALLY WALKED THAT BACK AND SAID THAT DRUG IS ACTUALLY IN
SAID THAT DRUG IS ACTUALLY IN CLINICAL TRIALS.
CLINICAL TRIALS. THOSE TRIALS OF COURSE COULD
THOSE TRIALS OF COURSE COULD TAKE MONTHS.
TAKE MONTHS. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE.
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THAT’S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THAT’S A BIG DIFFERENCE. WE’VE SEEN THE PRESIDENT DO THIS
WE’VE SEEN THE PRESIDENT DO THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHERE HE’S
OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHERE HE’S EAGER TO SAY THIS IS WHAT I’M
EAGER TO SAY THIS IS WHAT I’M DOING WHEN IN FACT THAT’S NOT
DOING WHEN IN FACT THAT’S NOT WHAT’S HAPPENING.
WHAT’S HAPPENING. IT GOES BACK TO THE ISSUE OF
IT GOES BACK TO THE ISSUE OF TESTING.
TESTING. HE SAID WEEKS AGO ANYONE WHO
HE SAID WEEKS AGO ANYONE WHO WANTS A TEST CAN GET A TEST.
WANTS A TEST CAN GET A TEST. THAT WASN’T TRUE THEN OR NOW.
THAT WASN’T TRUE THEN OR NOW. WHEN IT COMES TO THESE DRUGS
WHEN IT COMES TO THESE DRUGS THAT THE FDA IS LOOKING AT, THEY
THAT THE FDA IS LOOKING AT, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED.
HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED. THERE ARE SOME SENIOR OFFICIALS
THERE ARE SOME SENIOR OFFICIALS AT THE FDA WHO ARE VERY WORRIED
AT THE FDA WHO ARE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE FACT THIS THESE ARE
ABOUT THE FACT THIS THESE ARE BEING FAST TRACKED.
BEING FAST TRACKED. THEY SAY PEOPLE COULD BE HARMED.
THEY SAY PEOPLE COULD BE HARMED. OF COURSE PEOPLE COULD ALSO
OF COURSE PEOPLE COULD ALSO BENEFIT FROM THESE DRUGS BUT