Live Blog: Trump's “burst of light” presser campaign rally … “Death, a lot of death”

Pres Trump at WH says Dr. Fauci & Dr. Birx will be going over data & models about the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S.

He also reiterated that WH guidelines go through 4/30.

“It’s a matter of life and death frankly,” Trump said. “I know our citizens will rise to the occasion.” pic.twitter.com/tHvpylylCJ— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) March 31, 2020

Wartime Production Law Has Been Used Routinely, but Not With Coronavirus

The Defense Production Act has been invoked hundreds of thousands of times in the Trump years. But with the pandemic, the president sees it as a “break the glass” last resort. https://t.co/Ofs6iXTatN

The United Kingdom emerged from the horrors of World War II and established a national health system. We can do the same thing with the coronavirus crisis and Medicare for All. https://t.co/iP6wn9dHqL

Despite having committed to transferring 2,000 ventilators in military stocks to FEMA and HHS to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Pentagon has not shipped any of them because the agencies have not asked for them or provided a shipping location. https://t.co/llB8uIiTc8

Does he not realize we don't need to normally socially distance ourselves during flu season because (1) it's not nearly as dangerous/deadly as COVID-19 and (2) there's a flu vaccine? https://t.co/zflCGOI1Ga

Trump, faced with strong female leaders, has once again lashed out against them in a vulgar and despicable way.

But what's new- he started his presidency by defending his bragging about sexually assaulting women. Such a disgusting man. https://t.co/nZtpwAbvnX

Trump really wants you to believe that nobody could've seen the coronavirus pandemic coming. Unfortunately, he disbanded the US's pandemic preparedness team two years ago. pic.twitter.com/bGRrypEwFz

The White House just distributed “30 days to slow the spread” guidelines that appear to be the same as the 15 day ones. pic.twitter.com/M7SsOEMEsX

— Shannon Pettypiece (@spettypi) March 31, 2020