WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office about the widening Coronavirus crisis on March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump said the US will suspend all travel from Europe - except the UK - for the next 30 days. Since December 2019, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected more than 109,000 people and killed more than 3,800 people in 105 countries
President Donald Trump declared at a press briefing on the White House lawn this week that the American economy is going to make a “tremendous” and “fast” comeback. “We built the greatest economy the world has ever seen,” Trump assured reporters. “And we’re going to do it again.” His statement comes as states begin easing restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump commented on the importance of help from companies and citizens in rebuilding the economy. “So people have stepped up to the plate. I think we’re going to have a really good, I think it’s going to start building. I think it’s going to build fast. I think it will be a tremendous, tremendous comeback. And you know, so I say, I built the greatest economy with all of the people that helped me and all of the people in this country.”
Watch the clip from the Coronavirus Task Force Press Briefing here:
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