>>> I’D LOVE TO HAVE IT OPEN BY
>>> I’D LOVE TO HAVE IT OPEN BY EASTER.
EASTER. OKAY.
OKAY. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT OPEN BY
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT OPEN BY EASTER.
EASTER. >> OH, WOW.
>> OH, WOW. OKAY.
OKAY. >> I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT
>> I WILL TELL YOU THAT RIGHT NOW.
NOW. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT --
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT -- IT’S SUCH AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR
IT’S SUCH AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR OTHER REASONS, BUT I’LL MAKE IT
OTHER REASONS, BUT I’LL MAKE IT IMPORTANT DAY FOR THIS TOO.
IMPORTANT DAY FOR THIS TOO. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE COUNTRY
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE COUNTRY OPENED UP AND JUST RARING TO GO
OPENED UP AND JUST RARING TO GO BY EASTER.
BY EASTER. >> DURING OUR TOWN HALL TODAY
>> DURING OUR TOWN HALL TODAY YOU THREW OUT A DATE WHERE YOU
YOU THREW OUT A DATE WHERE YOU THINK AMERICA COULD BE WORKING
THINK AMERICA COULD BE WORKING AGAIN, AND THAT’S EASTER SUNDAY.
AGAIN, AND THAT’S EASTER SUNDAY. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> THAT’S 19 DAYS FROM NOW.
>> THAT’S 19 DAYS FROM NOW. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT DAY?
DAY? >> WELL, IT’S NINE TOON19 DAYS B
>> WELL, IT’S NINE TOON19 DAYS B ANOTHER SEVEN BECAUSE WE’VE BEEN
ANOTHER SEVEN BECAUSE WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS FROM SEVEN.
DOING THIS FROM SEVEN. >> SEVEN TO NINE.
>> SEVEN TO NINE. >> YES.
>> YES. SO FROM THE TIME WE CLOSE IT UP.
SO FROM THE TIME WE CLOSE IT UP. SO YOU COULD ADD SEVEN TO NINE.
SO YOU COULD ADD SEVEN TO NINE. LOOK, EASTER’S A VERY SPECIAL
LOOK, EASTER’S A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR ME.
DAY FOR ME. AND I SEE IT OF IN THAT TIMELINE
AND I SEE IT OF IN THAT TIMELINE THAT I’M THINKING ABOUT AND SAY,
THAT I’M THINKING ABOUT AND SAY, WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT TO VUL
WOULDN’T IT BE GREAT TO VUL AFTER THE
AFTER THE HAVE ALL THE CHURCHES FULL.
HAVE ALL THE CHURCHES FULL. >> WHO SUGGESTED EASTER?
>> WHO SUGGESTED EASTER? >> I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A
>> I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL TIME.
BEAUTIFUL TIME. A BEAUTIFUL TIMELINE.
A BEAUTIFUL TIMELINE. IT’S A GREAT DAY.
IT’S A GREAT DAY. >> SINCE THE PRESIDENT SAID YOU
>> SINCE THE PRESIDENT SAID YOU AND DR. BURKS AND OTHERS WILL BE
AND DR. BURKS AND OTHERS WILL BE GUIDING HIM IN MAKE THE
GUIDING HIM IN MAKE THE DECISION, WHERE ARE YOU NOW IN
DECISION, WHERE ARE YOU NOW IN THIS TIMELINE 19 DAYS FROM NOW.
THIS TIMELINE 19 DAYS FROM NOW. >> SO, I MEAN, THAT’S REALLY
>> SO, I MEAN, THAT’S REALLY VERY FLEXIBLE.
VERY FLEXIBLE. WE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
WE JUST HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT IN THE OVAL OFFICE
THE PRESIDENT IN THE OVAL OFFICE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU
TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, YOU COULD LOOK AT A DATE BUT YOU’VE
COULD LOOK AT A DATE BUT YOU’VE GOT TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE ON A
GOT TO BE VERY FLEXIBLE ON A LITTLER RALLY THE LITERALLY DAY
LITTLER RALLY THE LITERALLY DAY BY DAY AND WEEK BY WEEK BASIS.
BY DAY AND WEEK BY WEEK BASIS. >> IT’S A BEAUTIFUL TIME, BUT IT
>> IT’S A BEAUTIFUL TIME, BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. AND IT’S NOT GOING TO HAVE
AND IT’S NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS PANDEMIC AS WE SEE THE SURGE OF
PANDEMIC AS WE SEE THE SURGE OF CASES.
CASES. WE’VE BEEN SHOWING YOU CHARTS
WE’VE BEEN SHOWING YOU CHARTS ALL MORNING.
ALL MORNING. AND IT’S DATA.
AND IT’S DATA. IT’S DATA THAT PREDIBLINGTS PRED
IT’S DATA THAT PREDIBLINGTS PRED THESE LINES ARE GOING IN THE
THESE LINES ARE GOING IN THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. IT’S A BEAUTIFUL TIME.
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL TIME. >> FOR HIM.
>> FOR HIM. >> REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT SAYING
>> REMEMBER THE PRESIDENT SAYING IF YOU WANTED A TEST YOU COULD
IF YOU WANTED A TEST YOU COULD GET A TEST?
GET A TEST? THAT WAS WEEKS AGO.
THAT WAS WEEKS AGO. >> THERE’S NO TRUTH TO THAT.
>> THERE’S NO TRUTH TO THAT. >> WE NEED TESTS.
>> WE NEED TESTS. I TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE RIGHT
I TALK TO SO MANY PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT DESPERATELY NEED TESTS.
NOW THAT DESPERATELY NEED TESTS. WE’VE GOT FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO
WE’VE GOT FRONTLINE WORKERS WHO DESPERATELY NEED TESTS.
DESPERATELY NEED TESTS. YOU LOOK AT NEW YORK CITY COPS,
YOU LOOK AT NEW YORK CITY COPS, THEY’RE APPROACHING THE 10%
THEY’RE APPROACHING THE 10% LEVEL OF PEOPLE INFECTED.
LEVEL OF PEOPLE INFECTED. THEY CAN’T GET TESTS.
THEY CAN’T GET TESTS. NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS
NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS CAN’T GET TESTS.
CAN’T GET TESTS. NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CARE WORKERS
NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND EMS WORKERS WHO ARE BEING
AND EMS WORKERS WHO ARE BEING STRESSED BY THIS, BEING
STRESSED BY THIS, BEING SIDELINED, THEY CAN’T GET TESTS.
SIDELINED, THEY CAN’T GET TESTS. THE PRESIDENT’S WORDS HAVE BEEN
THE PRESIDENT’S WORDS HAVE BEEN MEANINGLESS HERE.
MEANINGLESS HERE. THIS ENTIRE CRISIS, SADLY, HE
THIS ENTIRE CRISIS, SADLY, HE GOES ON AND HE SPEAKS IN THESE
GOES ON AND HE SPEAKS IN THESE BLAND GENERAL RALTS
BLAND GENERAL RALTS BLIND GENERAL RALTIES, IF YOU
BLIND GENERAL RALTIES, IF YOU WANT A TEST YOU CAN GET ONE,
WANT A TEST YOU CAN GET ONE, THAT’S NOT THE CASE.
THAT’S NOT THE CASE. THE PRESIDENT THEN SAYING A WEEK
THE PRESIDENT THEN SAYING A WEEK LATER WE’VE GOT 15 PEOPLE THAT
LATER WE’VE GOT 15 PEOPLE THAT MAYBE HAVE THIS.
MAYBE HAVE THIS. SOON IT WILL DOWN TO ZERO.
SOON IT WILL DOWN TO ZERO. AND AT THAT TIME THAT’S WHEN ALL
AND AT THAT TIME THAT’S WHEN ALL OF HIS ALLIES IN THE TRUMP MEDIA
OF HIS ALLIES IN THE TRUMP MEDIA WERE ALL SAYING THAT THIS WAS
WERE ALL SAYING THAT THIS WAS JUST THE COVERAGE, THE INCREASED
JUST THE COVERAGE, THE INCREASED FEAR ABOUT THIS COMING PANDEMIC
FEAR ABOUT THIS COMING PANDEMIC WAS ALL A HOAX.
WAS ALL A HOAX. ALL THEY SAID IT WAS ALL A HOAX,
ALL THEY SAID IT WAS ALL A HOAX, WELL, OF COURSE, THEY AND PEOPLE
WELL, OF COURSE, THEY AND PEOPLE THAT WERE RUNNING THEIR
THAT WERE RUNNING THEIR COMPANIES WERE TAKING
COMPANIES WERE TAKING PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT
PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT WAS NOT A HOAX.
WAS NOT A HOAX. THAT’S SORT OF LIKE THE SENATORS
THAT’S SORT OF LIKE THE SENATORS THAT WERE SAYING THAT WE WERE
THAT WERE SAYING THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE PREPARED WHILE THEY
GOING TO BE PREPARED WHILE THEY WERE DUMPING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
WERE DUMPING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF STOCK.
WORTH OF STOCK. AND SO NOW WE -- WE COME TO
AND SO NOW WE -- WE COME TO WHERE THE STORM IS CLOSER TO
WHERE THE STORM IS CLOSER TO SHORE, WHERE NEW YORK CITY,
SHORE, WHERE NEW YORK CITY, WHO’S, AGAIN, AT THE TIP OF THE
WHO’S, AGAIN, AT THE TIP OF THE SPEAR, JUST LIKE THEY WERE ON
SPEAR, JUST LIKE THEY WERE ON 9/11, JUST LIKE THEY WERE IN THE
9/11, JUST LIKE THEY WERE IN THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, THEY’RE
WAR AGAINST TERRORISM, THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN THIS PANDEMIC AS
GOING TO BE IN THIS PANDEMIC AS WELL.
WELL. AND THEY’RE ALREADY OVERWHELMED.
AND THEY’RE ALREADY OVERWHELMED. AND THE STORM IS STILL OFFSHORE.
AND THE STORM IS STILL OFFSHORE. IT’S COMING.
IT’S COMING. AND, MIKA, FOR THE PRESIDENT TO
AND, MIKA, FOR THE PRESIDENT TO TALK ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL TIME
TALK ABOUT A BEAUTIFUL TIME BLANDLY, WHAT HE DOES, AND I
BLANDLY, WHAT HE DOES, AND I KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
KNOW THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY AFTER HE SAID IT, I
YESTERDAY AFTER HE SAID IT, I SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT TIMELINE,
SAID, YOU KNOW, THAT TIMELINE, DON’T EVEN PAY ATTENTION TO THAT
DON’T EVEN PAY ATTENTION TO THAT TIMELINE BECAUSE PEOPLE WON’T BE
TIMELINE BECAUSE PEOPLE WON’T BE GOING BACK TO WORK IN MASS AT
GOING BACK TO WORK IN MASS AT THAT TIME BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO
THAT TIME BECAUSE WE’RE GOING TO BE EXPERIENCING THE HORRORS OF
BE EXPERIENCING THE HORRORS OF WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NEW YORK AND
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NEW YORK AND ACROSS OTHER AFFECTED AREAS.
ACROSS OTHER AFFECTED AREAS. THE PROBLEM IS, AS HE’S DONE
THE PROBLEM IS, AS HE’S DONE FROM THE BEGINNING, THE
FROM THE BEGINNING, THE PRESIDENT IS SENDING A MESSAGE
PRESIDENT IS SENDING A MESSAGE TO HIS SUPPORTERS, PEOPLE WHO
TO HIS SUPPORTERS, PEOPLE WHO LISTEN TO HIM, THAT IT’S OKAY
LISTEN TO HIM, THAT IT’S OKAY FOR THEM TO GO TO BEACHES, IT’S
FOR THEM TO GO TO BEACHES, IT’S OKAY FOR THEM TO HANG OUT ON
OKAY FOR THEM TO HANG OUT ON BOATS ON SAND BARS AND
BOATS ON SAND BARS AND CONGREGATE TOGETHER IN THE
CONGREGATE TOGETHER IN THE HUNDREDS, IT’S OKAY FOR THEM TO
HUNDREDS, IT’S OKAY FOR THEM TO GOLF.
GOLF. YOU’VE CHECKED ACROSS FLORIDA
YOU’VE CHECKED ACROSS FLORIDA TEE TIMES ARE ACTUALLY TIGHTER.
TEE TIMES ARE ACTUALLY TIGHTER. I’M TOLD BY SEVERAL FRIENDS,
I’M TOLD BY SEVERAL FRIENDS, THAN EVER BEFORE.
THAN EVER BEFORE. PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY COMPLAINING -- I HAD ONE GUY
COMPLAINING -- I HAD ONE GUY TELL ME THAT HIS DAD WAS
TELL ME THAT HIS DAD WAS COMPLAINING THAT HE COULDN’T GET
COMPLAINING THAT HE COULDN’T GET A TEE TIME AT HIS OWN GOLF
A TEE TIME AT HIS OWN GOLF COURSE BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE
COURSE BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE JAM PACKED IN THE CLUBS
WERE JAM PACKED IN THE CLUBS BECAUSE THIS IS THEY CONSIDER
BECAUSE THIS IS THEY CONSIDER FREE TIME TO CATCH UP ON THEIR
FREE TIME TO CATCH UP ON THEIR GOLF GAME.
GOLF GAME. MIKA, THE MESSAGE COMES FROM THE
MIKA, THE MESSAGE COMES FROM THE TOP.
TOP. >> WELL, AND IT’S A WAVERING
>> WELL, AND IT’S A WAVERING MESSAGE.
MESSAGE. >> THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO
>> THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO DELIVER A STRONG, STEADY MESSAGE
DELIVER A STRONG, STEADY MESSAGE THAT WE ARE AT WAR, WE CAN WIN
THAT WE ARE AT WAR, WE CAN WIN THIS WAR, BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE
THIS WAR, BUT IT’S GOING TO TAKE THE SACRIFICE OF EVERY AMERICAN
THE SACRIFICE OF EVERY AMERICAN TO ACT RESPONSIBLY.
TO ACT RESPONSIBLY. THIS IS A WAR THAT IS WON AT
THIS IS A WAR THAT IS WON AT HOME.
HOME. >> THE WAVERING AT THE TOP WILL
>> THE WAVERING AT THE TOP WILL END UP IN LIVES BEING LOST.
END UP IN LIVES BEING LOST. I MEAN, WE HAD THE PRESIDENT IN
I MEAN, WE HAD THE PRESIDENT IN THE COURSE OF FIVE MINUTES
THE COURSE OF FIVE MINUTES TALKING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
TALKING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, TALKING ABOUT BEING OPEN BY
TALKING ABOUT BEING OPEN BY EASTER AND WHY THAT’S A FUN DAY
EASTER AND WHY THAT’S A FUN DAY FOR HIM.
FOR HIM. AND THEN OUR TOP EXPERT TRYING
AND THEN OUR TOP EXPERT TRYING HIS BEST TO NAVIGATE HIS
HIS BEST TO NAVIGATE HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESIDENT BUT SAYING THAT DATE IS VERY,
BUT SAYING THAT DATE IS VERY, VERY FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO
VERY FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO HIS POINT OF VIEW AND HIS
HIS POINT OF VIEW AND HIS EXPERTISE.
EXPERTISE. I’M WITH FAUCI, IF I’M GOING TO
I’M WITH FAUCI, IF I’M GOING TO LOOK FOR MY GUIDANCE, I’M NOT
LOOK FOR MY GUIDANCE, I’M NOT LISTENING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
LISTENING TO PRESIDENT TRUMP AND I WOULD URGE ALL AMERICANS TO
I WOULD URGE ALL AMERICANS TO LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY TO THIS PRESIDENT AND TO BE CAREFUL WITH
PRESIDENT AND TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE
THE INFORMATION THAT THEY ARE GETTING FROM HIM.
GETTING FROM HIM. THERE IS A VOID IN EMPATHY THAT
THERE IS A VOID IN EMPATHY THAT HE HAS SHOWN US FOR YEARS AND IT
HE HAS SHOWN US FOR YEARS AND IT IS PLAYING OUT RIGHT NOW.
IS PLAYING OUT RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE WHAT YOU SEE IS A
BECAUSE WHAT YOU SEE IS A PRESIDENT WHO IS COMPLETELY,
PRESIDENT WHO IS COMPLETELY, COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE
COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE SUFFERING THAT IS HAPPENING
SUFFERING THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. NOT ONLY AROUND THE WORLD, BUT
NOT ONLY AROUND THE WORLD, BUT INSIDE THE HALLS OF NEW YORK
INSIDE THE HALLS OF NEW YORK CITY HOSPITALS AND ACROSS THE
CITY HOSPITALS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> WELL YOU KNOW WHAT --
>> WELL YOU KNOW WHAT -- >> WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM
>> WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS VIRUS AND MORE PEOPLE WILL
THIS VIRUS AND MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE.
DIE. >> YOU KNOW WHAT’S SO REMARKABLE
>> YOU KNOW WHAT’S SO REMARKABLE IS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN HIS
IS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN HIS HOMETOWN.
HOMETOWN. LIKE, THIS IS HAPPENING WHERE HE
LIKE, THIS IS HAPPENING WHERE HE LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.
LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE. THIS -- THIS CRISIS, IT’S A NEW
THIS -- THIS CRISIS, IT’S A NEW YORK CITY CRISIS.
YORK CITY CRISIS. AND THE HOSPITALS WHERE HE WAS
AND THE HOSPITALS WHERE HE WAS BORN, WHERE HIS CHILDREN WERE
BORN, WHERE HIS CHILDREN WERE BORN, WHERE HE SAID GOOD-BYE,
BORN, WHERE HE SAID GOOD-BYE, SAID FAREWELL TO HIS PARENTS.
SAID FAREWELL TO HIS PARENTS. THOSE ARE THE HOSPITALS THAT
THOSE ARE THE HOSPITALS THAT RIGHT NOW ARE BEGGING FOR HELP.
RIGHT NOW ARE BEGGING FOR HELP. THOSE ARE THE HOSPITALS WHERE
THOSE ARE THE HOSPITALS WHERE DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE ALREADY
DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE ALREADY OVERWHELMED.
OVERWHELMED. AND FORGIVE ME FOR CONTINUING TO
AND FORGIVE ME FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE THIS ANALOGY, BUT IT IS A
MAKE THIS ANALOGY, BUT IT IS A CATEGORY 5 STORM THAT’S COMING
CATEGORY 5 STORM THAT’S COMING ON SHORE, ITS EPICENTER IS IN
ON SHORE, ITS EPICENTER IS IN NEW YORK CITY, AND THE PRESIDENT
NEW YORK CITY, AND THE PRESIDENT HAS HELPED SOME.
HAS HELPED SOME. HE AND ANDREW CUOMO HAVE WORKED
HE AND ANDREW CUOMO HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FAIRLY WELL.
TOGETHER FAIRLY WELL. YESTERDAY HE GOT IMPATIENT,
YESTERDAY HE GOT IMPATIENT, THOUGH, AND SAID THAT ANDREW
THOUGH, AND SAID THAT ANDREW CUOMO NEEDED TO STOP
CUOMO NEEDED TO STOP COMPLAINING.
COMPLAINING. NO, NO, THE STORM IS COMING.
NO, NO, THE STORM IS COMING. THE WAR IS COMING.
THE WAR IS COMING. AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS
AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO ENGAGE LIKE IT HAS NEVER