According to ABC News.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gov...ump-hold-pm-news-conference/story?id=69580277
Trump expected to declare a national emergency, sources say
President Donald Trump is expected to declared a national emergency at a 3 p.m. news conference from the White House, four administration sources tell ABC News, as the number of Americans infected with the novel coronavirus rises and criticism grows of how his administration is responding.
The details are limited and one senior level source actively involved in the response tells ABC News "things remain extremely fluid."
Former DHS Acting Deputy Secretary John Cohen, now an ABC contributor says: "Declaring a national emergency does two thing, it coveys to the public that the nation faces a serious crisis and that drastic action is necessary and it will immediately make available resources and other support that can be directed to protect communities across the Nation."
It's not clear what directives the president may issue under the possible order.
He announced earlier Friday he will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT amid backlash over the availability of testing.
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I will be having a news conference today at 3:00 P.M., The White House. Topic: CoronaVirus!
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gov...ump-hold-pm-news-conference/story?id=69580277
Trump expected to declare a national emergency, sources say
President Donald Trump is expected to declared a national emergency at a 3 p.m. news conference from the White House, four administration sources tell ABC News, as the number of Americans infected with the novel coronavirus rises and criticism grows of how his administration is responding.
The details are limited and one senior level source actively involved in the response tells ABC News "things remain extremely fluid."
Former DHS Acting Deputy Secretary John Cohen, now an ABC contributor says: "Declaring a national emergency does two thing, it coveys to the public that the nation faces a serious crisis and that drastic action is necessary and it will immediately make available resources and other support that can be directed to protect communities across the Nation."
It's not clear what directives the president may issue under the possible order.
He announced earlier Friday he will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT amid backlash over the availability of testing.
Donald J. Trump
✔@realDonaldTrump
I will be having a news conference today at 3:00 P.M., The White House. Topic: CoronaVirus!
80K
9:55 AM - Mar 13, 2020
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