STARTING AT 6:00 P.M. EASTERN. >> Tucker: GOVERNOR AND WELCOME

>> Tucker: GOVERNOR AND WELCOME TO TUCKER CARLSON SENT THE

TO TUCKER CARLSON SENT THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC TURNS OUT

CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC TURNS OUT TO BE JUST THAT AN EPIDEMIC.

TO BE JUST THAT AN EPIDEMIC. THERE IS NO DENYING THAT NOW.

THERE IS NO DENYING THAT NOW. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL COUNT

ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL COUNT THIS COUNTRY HAS RECORDED MORE

THIS COUNTRY HAS RECORDED MORE THAN 500 CASES OF THE VIRUS AND

THAN 500 CASES OF THE VIRUS AND SUFFERED AT LEAST 24 DEATHS.

SUFFERED AT LEAST 24 DEATHS. THE REAL NUMBER IS WITHOUT

THE REAL NUMBER IS WITHOUT QUESTION FAR HIGHER THAN THAT

QUESTION FAR HIGHER THAN THAT SOON WE WILL HAVE A BETTER SENSE

SOON WE WILL HAVE A BETTER SENSE OF JUST HOW MUCH HIGHER.

OF JUST HOW MUCH HIGHER. BY THEN THIS EPIDEMIC WILL HAVE

BY THEN THIS EPIDEMIC WILL HAVE CAUSED ECONOMIC DAMAGE WHOSE

CAUSED ECONOMIC DAMAGE WHOSE EFFECTS MAY DOG US FOR YEARS.

EFFECTS MAY DOG US FOR YEARS. PEOPLE YOU KNOW WILL GET SICK,

PEOPLE YOU KNOW WILL GET SICK, SOME MAY DIE.

SOME MAY DIE. THIS IS REAL.

THIS IS REAL. THAT’S THE POINT OF THIS SCRIPT

THAT’S THE POINT OF THIS SCRIPT TO TELL YOU THAT.

TO TELL YOU THAT. GIVEN WHOLE THING SNUCK UP FROM

GIVEN WHOLE THING SNUCK UP FROM YOU AS FROM NOWHERE.

YOU AS FROM NOWHERE. A OBSCURE VIRUS RISING FROM A

A OBSCURE VIRUS RISING FROM A MEAT MARKET IN CHINA TO SICKEN

MEAT MARKET IN CHINA TO SICKEN AMERICAN CITIZENS IN OREGON AND

AMERICAN CITIZENS IN OREGON AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MID

NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MID OPPORTUNITY MANHATTAN IT SOUNDS

OPPORTUNITY MANHATTAN IT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS.

RIDICULOUS. NOR HAVE OUR LEADERS HELPED TO

NOR HAVE OUR LEADERS HELPED TO US TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.

US TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. ON THE LEFT YOU REAL WORRY MIGHT

ON THE LEFT YOU REAL WORRY MIGHT USE THE WRONG WORRY TO DESCRIBE

USE THE WRONG WORRY TO DESCRIBE WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. IT’S RACIST TO BLAME THE MOST

IT’S RACIST TO BLAME THE MOST RACIST NATION IN THE WORLD FOR

RACIST NATION IN THE WORLD FOR THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS.

THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS. RIGHT.

RIGHT. MEANWHILE, IF WE ARE BEING

MEANWHILE, IF WE ARE BEING HONEST, THE OTHER SIDE HAS NOT

HONEST, THE OTHER SIDE HAS NOT BEEN ESPECIALLY HELPFUL EITHER.

BEEN ESPECIALLY HELPFUL EITHER. PEOPLE YOU TRUST, PEOPLE YOU

PEOPLE YOU TRUST, PEOPLE YOU PROBABLY VOTED FOR, HAVE SPENT

PROBABLY VOTED FOR, HAVE SPENT WEEKS MINIMIZING WHAT IS CLEARLY

WEEKS MINIMIZING WHAT IS CLEARLY A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.

A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT’S JUST PARTISAN POLITICS,

IT’S JUST PARTISAN POLITICS, THEY SAY.

THEY SAY. CALM DOWN.

CALM DOWN. IN THE END THIS WAS JUST LIKE

IN THE END THIS WAS JUST LIKE THE FLU AND PEOPLE DIE FROM THAT

THE FLU AND PEOPLE DIE FROM THAT EVERY YEAR.

EVERY YEAR. CORONAVIRUS WILL PASS.

CORONAVIRUS WILL PASS. AND WHEN IT DOES, WE WILL FEEL

AND WHEN IT DOES, WE WILL FEEL FOOLISH FOR WORRYING ABOUT IT.

FOOLISH FOR WORRYING ABOUT IT. THAT’S THEIR POSITION.

THAT’S THEIR POSITION. NO DOUBT THESE PEOPLE HAVE GOOD

NO DOUBT THESE PEOPLE HAVE GOOD INTENTIONS AS THEY SAY, THIS

INTENTIONS AS THEY SAY, THIS MANY OF THEM ANYWAY.

MANY OF THEM ANYWAY. THEY MAY NOT KNOW ANY BETTER.

THEY MAY NOT KNOW ANY BETTER. MAYBE THEY’RE JUST NOT PAYING

MAYBE THEY’RE JUST NOT PAYING ATTENTION OR MAYBE THEY BELIEVE

ATTENTION OR MAYBE THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE SERVING SOME HIGHER

THEY ARE SERVING SOME HIGHER CAUSE BY SHADING REALITY.

CAUSE BY SHADING REALITY. NO ONE WANTS TO BE MANIPULATED

NO ONE WANTS TO BE MANIPULATED BY A CORRUPT MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT

BY A CORRUPT MEDIA ESTABLISHMENT AND IT IS CORRUPT.

AND IT IS CORRUPT. AND THERE IS AN ELECTION COMING

AND THERE IS AN ELECTION COMING UP.

UP. THAT’S NOT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT

THAT’S NOT TO SAY ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HELP THE OTHER SIDE.

MIGHT HELP THE OTHER SIDE. WE GET IT.

WE GET IT. BUT THEY ARE WRONG.

BUT THEY ARE WRONG. THE CHINESE CORONAVIRUS IS A

THE CHINESE CORONAVIRUS IS A MAJOR EVENT.

MAJOR EVENT. IT WILL EFFECT YOUR LIFE AND BY

IT WILL EFFECT YOUR LIFE AND BY THE WAY.

THE WAY. IT’S DEFINITELY NOT JUST THE

IT’S DEFINITELY NOT JUST THE FLU.

FLU. IN A TYPICAL YEAR THE FLU IN

IN A TYPICAL YEAR THE FLU IN THIS COUNTRY HAS A MORTALITY

THIS COUNTRY HAS A MORTALITY RATE IN ABOUT 1 IN 1,000.

RATE IN ABOUT 1 IN 1,000. THE OVERALL DEATH RATE FOR THIS

THE OVERALL DEATH RATE FOR THIS VIRUS BY CONTRAST IS AS HIGH AS

VIRUS BY CONTRAST IS AS HIGH AS 3.4%.

3.4%. THAT’S 34 TIMES DEADLIER.

THAT’S 34 TIMES DEADLIER. BUT EVEN THAT NUMBER MASKS THE

BUT EVEN THAT NUMBER MASKS THE TRUE EFFECTS BECAUSE THE

TRUE EFFECTS BECAUSE THE MORTALITY IS NOT DISTRICTED

MORTALITY IS NOT DISTRICTED EVENLY.

EVENLY. FOR THOSE AGED 70 TO 79, THE

FOR THOSE AGED 70 TO 79, THE DEATH RATE IS ABOUT 8%.

DEATH RATE IS ABOUT 8%. THOSE OVER 80 IT’S NEARLY 15%.

THOSE OVER 80 IT’S NEARLY 15%. DEATH RATES ARE ALSO HIGHER FOR

DEATH RATES ARE ALSO HIGHER FOR THOSE WITH DIABETES, RESPIRATORY

THOSE WITH DIABETES, RESPIRATORY AILMENTS OR HEART CONDITIONS.

AILMENTS OR HEART CONDITIONS. THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO WHAT WILL THINGS LOOK LIKE

SO WHAT WILL THINGS LOOK LIKE ONCE THE EPIDEMIC MATURES IN

ONCE THE EPIDEMIC MATURES IN AMERICAN?

AMERICAN? FOR ANSWERS CONSIDER WHAT’S

FOR ANSWERS CONSIDER WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ITALY.

HAPPENING IN ITALY. ITALY ISN’T AUTHORITARIAN LIKE

ITALY ISN’T AUTHORITARIAN LIKE CHINA AND NOT BACKWARD LIKE

CHINA AND NOT BACKWARD LIKE IRAN.

IRAN. IT IS A MODERN DEVELOPED WESTERN

IT IS A MODERN DEVELOPED WESTERN COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. MANY WAYS LIKE OUR COUNTRY.

MANY WAYS LIKE OUR COUNTRY. AS OF TONIGHT, CORONAVIRUS HAS

AS OF TONIGHT, CORONAVIRUS HAS BROUGHT ITALY TO A STAND STILL.

BROUGHT ITALY TO A STAND STILL. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SUSPENDED

THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SUSPENDED ALL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE

ALL TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY UNLESS IT’S FOR WORK,

COUNTRY UNLESS IT’S FOR WORK, HEALTH OR EMERGENCIES.

HEALTH OR EMERGENCIES. ALL MUSEUMS AND ARCHEOLOGICAL

ALL MUSEUMS AND ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES ARE CLOSED.

SITES ARE CLOSED. ALL PUBLIC GATHERINGS HAVE BEEN

ALL PUBLIC GATHERINGS HAVE BEEN BANNED.

BANNED. SPORTING EVENTS ARE NOW

SPORTING EVENTS ARE NOW CANCELLED ENTIRELY FOR THE FIRST

CANCELLED ENTIRELY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR.

TIME SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR. IN EFFECT, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS

IN EFFECT, THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS LOCKED DOWN TONIGHT.

LOCKED DOWN TONIGHT. OVER THE WEEKEND PRISONERS

OVER THE WEEKEND PRISONERS RIOTED CAUSING SEVERAL DEATHS.

RIOTED CAUSING SEVERAL DEATHS. ITALY IS NOW SUFFERING ALMOST

ITALY IS NOW SUFFERING ALMOST 100 CASUALTIES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE

100 CASUALTIES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED EVERY DAY FROM THE VIRUS.

DIED EVERY DAY FROM THE VIRUS. THAT’S FAR WORSE THAN HERE.

THAT’S FAR WORSE THAN HERE. BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE LIKELY

BUT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE LIKELY IS TIME.

IS TIME. EARLY EVIDENCE SUGGESTS IT TAKES

EARLY EVIDENCE SUGGESTS IT TAKES ABOUT 6 DAYS FOR THE NUMBER OF

ABOUT 6 DAYS FOR THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES TO DOUBLE.

CORONAVIRUS CASES TO DOUBLE. IF THAT TREND HOLDS HERE IN THE

IF THAT TREND HOLDS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, IT WILL BE JUST A

UNITED STATES, IT WILL BE JUST A FEW WEEKS UNTIL WE ARE WHERE

FEW WEEKS UNTIL WE ARE WHERE ITALY IS NOW.

ITALY IS NOW. IN A FEW MONTHS, IF NOTHING

IN A FEW MONTHS, IF NOTHING STOPS THE VIRUS, THERE WILL BE

STOPS THE VIRUS, THERE WILL BE MILLIONS OF CASES HERE.

MILLIONS OF CASES HERE. THIS IS BAD MORE THAN SIMPLY FOR

THIS IS BAD MORE THAN SIMPLY FOR PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE DOW JONES

PHYSICAL HEALTH, THE DOW JONES AVERAGE FELL MORE THAN 2,000

AVERAGE FELL MORE THAN 2,000 POINTS TODAY.

POINTS TODAY. THAT’S THE A DECLINE OF MORE

THAT’S THE A DECLINE OF MORE THAN 7.5%.

THAN 7.5%. MARKET’S WORST DAY SINCE THE

MARKET’S WORST DAY SINCE THE 2008 MARKET CRIES CRISIS.

2008 MARKET CRIES CRISIS. FOURTH WORSE DAY SINCE THE GREAT

FOURTH WORSE DAY SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

DEPRESSION. A COUNTS BE FIRM IS PREDICTING A

A COUNTS BE FIRM IS PREDICTING A GLOBAL RECESSION DUE TO THE

GLOBAL RECESSION DUE TO THE EPIDEMIC AND VERY LITTLE GROWTH

EPIDEMIC AND VERY LITTLE GROWTH IF ANY HERE IN THE UNITED

IF ANY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.

STATES. IF A RECESSION DOES HIT, IT WILL

IF A RECESSION DOES HIT, IT WILL NOT BE SO SIMPLE TO FIGHT IT.

NOT BE SO SIMPLE TO FIGHT IT. THE USUAL STIMULUS EFFORTS TAX

THE USUAL STIMULUS EFFORTS TAX CUTS AND LOWER RATES WON’T

CUTS AND LOWER RATES WON’T REOPEN FACTORIES THAT HAVE SHUT

REOPEN FACTORIES THAT HAVE SHUT DOWN TO CONTAIN THE VIRUS.

DOWN TO CONTAIN THE VIRUS. IT WON’T GET PEOPLE TO EAT AT

IT WON’T GET PEOPLE TO EAT AT CLOSED RESTAURANTS OR SHOP IN

CLOSED RESTAURANTS OR SHOP IN CLOSED MALLS OR ATTEND CANCELLED

CLOSED MALLS OR ATTEND CANCELLED SPORTING EVENTS.

SPORTING EVENTS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DEMAND

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A DEMAND PROBLEM IN THIS ECONOMY AND

PROBLEM IN THIS ECONOMY AND THAT’S A BIG DEAL.

THAT’S A BIG DEAL. IN OTHER WORDS, OUR COUNTRY IS

IN OTHER WORDS, OUR COUNTRY IS LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A PAINFUL

LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE A PAINFUL PERIOD WE ARE POWERLESS TO STOP

PERIOD WE ARE POWERLESS TO STOP STOP.

STOP. PANIC.

PANIC. YOU SHOULDN’T PANIC.

YOU SHOULDN’T PANIC. IN CRISIS IT’S MORE IMPORTANT

IN CRISIS IT’S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO BE CALM.

THAN EVER TO BE CALM. STAYING CALM IS NOT THE SAME AS

STAYING CALM IS NOT THE SAME AS REMAINING COMPLACENT.

REMAINING COMPLACENT. IT DOES NOT MEAN ASSURING PEOPLE

IT DOES NOT MEAN ASSURING PEOPLE THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. WE DON’T KNOW THAT.

WE DON’T KNOW THAT. INSTEAD, IT’S BETTER TO TELL THE

INSTEAD, IT’S BETTER TO TELL THE TRUTH.

TRUTH. THAT IS ALWAYS THE SUREST SIGN

THAT IS ALWAYS THE SUREST SIGN OF STRENGTH.

OF STRENGTH. AS THEY LEVEL WITH US, OUR

AS THEY LEVEL WITH US, OUR LEADERS OUGHT TO PREPARE THE

LEADERS OUGHT TO PREPARE THE PUBLIC FOR WHAT MAY COME NEXT.

PUBLIC FOR WHAT MAY COME NEXT. IF A RECESSION IS COMING, WE

IF A RECESSION IS COMING, WE NEED TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE

NEED TO SAVE MONEY FOR THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THAT IF

POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THAT IF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE COMING,

TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ARE COMING, WE SHOULD KNOW THAT TOO.

WE SHOULD KNOW THAT TOO. ALREADY THE NONSTOP TRAIN

ALREADY THE NONSTOP TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND

SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON WHICH IS CRITICAL TO

WASHINGTON WHICH IS CRITICAL TO A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS BEEN

A LOT OF PEOPLE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.

SUSPENDED. OF THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN

OF THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT IN CALIFORNIA THE LARGEST IN THE

CALIFORNIA THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR

WORLD HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR.

THIS YEAR. MARCH MADNESS BASKETBALL

MARCH MADNESS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT IS SUPPOSED TO START

TOURNAMENT IS SUPPOSED TO START IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT IT

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT IT COULD BE HELD IN FRONT OF EMPTY

COULD BE HELD IN FRONT OF EMPTY STANDS OR POSTPONED OR CANCELLED

STANDS OR POSTPONED OR CANCELLED AS WELL.

AS WELL. IN THE END YOU MAY BE GIVEN THE

IN THE END YOU MAY BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO WORK FROM HOME.

OPTION TO WORK FROM HOME. BUT EVENTUALLY MAYBE ORDERED TO

BUT EVENTUALLY MAYBE ORDERED TO DO THAT.

DO THAT. YOU SHOULD KNOW, WE SHOULD ALSO

YOU SHOULD KNOW, WE SHOULD ALSO FOCUS ON PREPARING OUR

FOCUS ON PREPARING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR THE WORST.

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR THE WORST. THE TIME OF CONTAINING

THE TIME OF CONTAINING CORONAVIRUS AND WIDESPREAD

CORONAVIRUS AND WIDESPREAD TESTING QUARANTINES BLOCKING THE

TESTING QUARANTINES BLOCKING THE BORDERS USEFUL BUT THAT TIME IS

BORDERS USEFUL BUT THAT TIME IS OVER.

OVER. THERE ARE TOO MANY CASES HERE

THERE ARE TOO MANY CASES HERE NOW.

NOW. WE CANNOT STOP THIS EPIDEMIC.

WE CANNOT STOP THIS EPIDEMIC. WE CAN ONLY LIMIT THE DAMAGE