Transcript - Press Gaggle: Donald Trump Speaks to the Press Before Air Force One Departure - March 28, 2020 | Factba.se

Question

00:00:00 - 00:00:07 (7 sec)

Mr. President, just a quick clarification on the total quarantine you're talking about for New York City? [Inaudible]

Donald Trump

00:00:07 - 00:00:21 (15 sec)

Well, we're looking at it. We're looking at it, and we'll be making a decision. A lot of the states that are infected, that don't have a big problem, they've asked me if I'd look at it. So, we're going to look at it, and it'll be for a short period of time, if we do it at all.

Question

00:00:21 - 00:00:24 (2 sec)

Would it be -- would you call out the National Guard?

Donald Trump

00:00:24 - 00:00:27 (3 sec)

It'll be New York, it'll be New York, parts of Connecticut and parts of New Jersey.

Question

00:00:27 - 00:00:29 (3 sec)

[Inaudible] close down the subway, close down the bridges?

Donald Trump

00:00:29 - 00:00:38 (9 sec)

No, we won't do that. We're talking about leaving New York. Leaving New York. They go to Florida, and a lot of people don't want that. So, we'll see what happens. We're going to make a decision.

Question

00:00:38 - 00:00:40 (2 sec)

Do you need the military for that? Would you call up the Guard?

Donald Trump

00:00:40 - 00:00:53 (13 sec)

We're not going to need much, and the people of New York, they understand it better than anybody, and they'll be great. I'll speak to the governor about it later.

Question

00:00:53 - 00:00:53 (0 sec)

Donald Trump

00:00:53 - 00:01:10 (18 sec)

Yeah, we have a great oversight, a great oversight committee. We have a lot of people watching, and it's a wonderful thing we've done for the workers and for the citizens. It's really potentially $6.2 trillion, and a lot of people are going to work, and it'll bring back the economy, I think, very fast, okay?

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00:01:10 - 00:01:10 (0 sec)

Donald Trump

00:01:10 - 00:01:28 (18 sec)

Well, they couldn't be criticizing me, because we got a unanimous vote. How can they possibly criticize me. They just gave me -- she's saying they're criticizing me, the Democrats. Why did they vote for it? We got a unanimous vote.

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00:01:28 - 00:01:31 (3 sec)