AND "MORNING JOE" ECONOMIC ANALYST, STEVE RATTNER.
ANALYST, STEVE RATTNER. AFTER A BIG DAY IN THE MARKETS
AFTER A BIG DAY IN THE MARKETS YESTERDAY, JOE, CORONAVIRUS IS
YESTERDAY, JOE, CORONAVIRUS IS BECOMING BASICALLY THE UNIVERSAL
BECOMING BASICALLY THE UNIVERSAL STORY ACROSS THE BOARD.
STORY ACROSS THE BOARD. >> WELL, IT IS BECOMING THE
>> WELL, IT IS BECOMING THE UNIVERSAL STORY.
UNIVERSAL STORY. I THINK PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE
I THINK PEOPLE IN AMERICA ARE SLOWLY BUT SURELY WAKING UP TO
SLOWLY BUT SURELY WAKING UP TO THE REAL CONCERNS.
THE REAL CONCERNS. THEY NEED TO HAVE THEM,
THEY NEED TO HAVE THEM, ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS,
ESPECIALLY FOR PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, PEOPLE OF CERTAIN
GRANDPARENTS, PEOPLE OF CERTAIN AGES, PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING
AGES, PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
HEALTH CONDITIONS. WHAT IS CONCERNING ME RIGHT NOW,
WHAT IS CONCERNING ME RIGHT NOW, MIKA, IS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF
MIKA, IS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE DOW DROP YESTERDAY, YOU HAVE
THE DOW DROP YESTERDAY, YOU HAVE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND ON
PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND ON TELEVISION SAYING THAT THE
TELEVISION SAYING THAT THE CORONAVIRUS IS A HOAX.
CORONAVIRUS IS A HOAX. IT IS JUST LIKE IMPEACHMENT.
IT IS JUST LIKE IMPEACHMENT. THAT IT IS JUST LIKE THE MUELLER
THAT IT IS JUST LIKE THE MUELLER REPORT.
REPORT. YOU HAVE ACTUALLY
YOU HAVE ACTUALLY CONSERVATIVE -- WELL, NOT
CONSERVATIVE -- WELL, NOT CONSERVEATIVE
CONSERVEATIVE CONSERVATIVES.
CONSERVATIVES. I’M SORRY.
I’M SORRY. YOU HAVE TRUMPISTS THAT ARE
YOU HAVE TRUMPISTS THAT ARE RUNNING AROUND SAYING THAT THIS
RUNNING AROUND SAYING THAT THIS WAS ALL CONCOCTED BY THE MEDIA
WAS ALL CONCOCTED BY THE MEDIA AS FAKE NEWS.
AS FAKE NEWS. REMEMBER, THE PRESIDENT WAS
REMEMBER, THE PRESIDENT WAS SAYING THAT THE MEDIA COVERAGE
SAYING THAT THE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THIS WAS FAKE NEWS.
OF THIS WAS FAKE NEWS. WE HEARD THIS TIME AND AGAIN.
WE HEARD THIS TIME AND AGAIN. YOU KNOW, WILLIE, IT IS VERY
YOU KNOW, WILLIE, IT IS VERY INTERESTING, THE PRESIDENT -- IF
INTERESTING, THE PRESIDENT -- IF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS SUPPORTERS
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS SUPPORTERS BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOTHING
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOTHING WORSE THAN THE FLU, WHICH HAS
WORSE THAN THE FLU, WHICH HAS BEEN SUGGESTED, I’M JUST
BEEN SUGGESTED, I’M JUST CURIOUS, WHY IS THE PRESIDENT’S
CURIOUS, WHY IS THE PRESIDENT’S CHIEF OF STAFF THIS MORNING IN A
CHIEF OF STAFF THIS MORNING IN A QUARANTINE?
QUARANTINE? >> SELF-QUARANTINE.
>> SELF-QUARANTINE. >> WHY IS TED CRUZ GOING TO BE
>> WHY IS TED CRUZ GOING TO BE IN A SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14
IN A SELF-QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS?
DAYS? BECAUSE IF I’M WITH YOU IN THE
BECAUSE IF I’M WITH YOU IN THE SAME ROOM, AND YOU HAVE THE FLU,
SAME ROOM, AND YOU HAVE THE FLU, AND YOU GO, I HAVE TO GO HOME, I
AND YOU GO, I HAVE TO GO HOME, I HAVE THE FLU, I GO, OH, THAT’S
HAVE THE FLU, I GO, OH, THAT’S TOO BAD.
TOO BAD. I KEEP WORKING.
I KEEP WORKING. RIGHT?
RIGHT? BUT THEY -- NOW, BECAUSE THEY
BUT THEY -- NOW, BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND, AS TED CRUZ SAID,
UNDERSTAND, AS TED CRUZ SAID, PLEASE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT
PLEASE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, HOW SERIOUS THIS IS.
THIS IS, HOW SERIOUS THIS IS. FOLLOW SCIENCE.
FOLLOW SCIENCE. FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE.
FOLLOW MEDICAL ADVICE. THEY SELF-QUARANTINE.
THEY SELF-QUARANTINE. WHY WOULD SOMEBODY ON AIR FORCE
WHY WOULD SOMEBODY ON AIR FORCE ONE YESTERDAY FROM CONGRESS ON
ONE YESTERDAY FROM CONGRESS ON THE PLANE, AND THE SECOND HE
THE PLANE, AND THE SECOND HE GETS A CALL AND FINDS OUT THAT
GETS A CALL AND FINDS OUT THAT HE HAD EXPOSURE, JUST MERE
HE HAD EXPOSURE, JUST MERE EXPOSURE TO THE CORONAVIRUS,
EXPOSURE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, THEY IMMEDIATELY WHISKED HIM TO
THEY IMMEDIATELY WHISKED HIM TO A PART OF AIR FORCE ONE AND
A PART OF AIR FORCE ONE AND BASICALLY SHUT HIM OFF IN A
BASICALLY SHUT HIM OFF IN A ROOM.
ROOM. NOW, HE’S SELF-QUARANTINED, AS
NOW, HE’S SELF-QUARANTINED, AS WELL.
WELL. WILLIE, THEY CAN SAY IT IS JUST
WILLIE, THEY CAN SAY IT IS JUST LIKE THE FLU.
LIKE THE FLU. THEY CAN SAY IT’S A HOAX.
THEY CAN SAY IT’S A HOAX. I’M JUST CURIOUS, WHY DOESN’T
I’M JUST CURIOUS, WHY DOESN’T THE PRESIDENT, IF HE REALLY
THE PRESIDENT, IF HE REALLY BELIEVES THAT, WHY DOESN’T HE
BELIEVES THAT, WHY DOESN’T HE HAVE HIS CHIEF OF STAFF COME IN
HAVE HIS CHIEF OF STAFF COME IN AND SIT DOWN AND BRIEF HIM
AND SIT DOWN AND BRIEF HIM TODAY?
TODAY? >> BRAND-NEW CHIEF OF STAFF.
>> BRAND-NEW CHIEF OF STAFF. >> WHY DOESN’T HE CALL TED CRUZ
>> WHY DOESN’T HE CALL TED CRUZ AND TELL TED TO COME ON UP AND
AND TELL TED TO COME ON UP AND COME IN HIS OFFICE TODAY AND
COME IN HIS OFFICE TODAY AND HAVE A TALK WITH HIM?
HAVE A TALK WITH HIM? SIT DOWN FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND
SIT DOWN FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AND MAYBE WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE
MAYBE WORK THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS.
THINGS. MAYBE THEY CAN BE IN A SMALL,
MAYBE THEY CAN BE IN A SMALL, CONTAINED OFFICE.
CONTAINED OFFICE. YOU KNOW WHY?
YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP UNDERSTANDS
BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP UNDERSTANDS IT’S NOT THE FLU.
IT’S NOT THE FLU. HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS AN
HE UNDERSTANDS THAT THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC.
EPIDEMIC. SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING IT A
SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING IT A PANDEMIC.
PANDEMIC. UNLESS WE TAKE THOSE SAFE
UNLESS WE TAKE THOSE SAFE PRECAUTIONS THAT SOME DONALD
PRECAUTIONS THAT SOME DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE SUGGESTING
TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE SUGGESTING WE DON’T TAKE, THEN OUR HEALTH
WE DON’T TAKE, THEN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IS GOING TO LOOK
CARE SYSTEM IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE THE STOCK MARKET LOOKED
LIKE THE STOCK MARKET LOOKED LIKE YESTERDAY.
LIKE YESTERDAY. A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS, BE
A LOT OF SENIOR CITIZENS, BE THEY REPUBLICANS OR DEMOCRATS,
THEY REPUBLICANS OR DEMOCRATS, ARE GOING TO GET INFECTED.
ARE GOING TO GET INFECTED. THEY’RE GOING TO DIE.
THEY’RE GOING TO DIE. I JUST -- THE RECKLESSNESS, THE
I JUST -- THE RECKLESSNESS, THE PARTISANSHIP, THE FALSE
PARTISANSHIP, THE FALSE ALTERNATIVES, THE FALSE
ALTERNATIVES, THE FALSE REALITIES THAT THESE PEOPLE TRY
REALITIES THAT THESE PEOPLE TRY TO SPIN OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE,
TO SPIN OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE, THESE TRUMP SUPPORTERS TRY TO
THESE TRUMP SUPPORTERS TRY TO SPIN, LET’S JUST CALL IT WHAT IT
SPIN, LET’S JUST CALL IT WHAT IT IS.
IS. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE, AND IT IS
IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE, AND IT IS DEADLY.
DEADLY. ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SENIOR
ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS.
CITIZENS. >> AS YOU SAY, DESPITE WHAT THE
>> AS YOU SAY, DESPITE WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN TWEETING FOR
PRESIDENT HAS BEEN TWEETING FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS, HE DOES NOW
THE LAST 24 HOURS, HE DOES NOW KNOW HOW SERIOUS IT IS.
KNOW HOW SERIOUS IT IS. HE IS ASKING QUESTIONS.
HE IS ASKING QUESTIONS. HE’S BEEN HAVING TO ANSWER
HE’S BEEN HAVING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT HE HIMSELF HAS BEEN TESTED FOR
HE HIMSELF HAS BEEN TESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS NO.
THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS NO. WHY WOULD HE BE TESTED?
WHY WOULD HE BE TESTED? HE, TOO, WAS AT THAT REPUBLICAN
HE, TOO, WAS AT THAT REPUBLICAN CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE LAST
CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE LAST WEEK.
WEEK. >> THERE ARE NO TESTS.
>> THERE ARE NO TESTS. >> WELL, THAT’S THE OTHER
>> WELL, THAT’S THE OTHER PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. PRESUMABLY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
PRESUMABLY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COULD GET A TEST.
UNITED STATES COULD GET A TEST. THOSE CONGRESSMEN YOU TALKED
THOSE CONGRESSMEN YOU TALKED ABOUT, HIS CHIEF OF STAFF,
ABOUT, HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, SELF-QUARANTINED BECAUSE THEY
SELF-QUARANTINED BECAUSE THEY WERE AT CPAC LAST WEEK, THE
WERE AT CPAC LAST WEEK, THE CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.
CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE. THE PRESIDENT WAS THERE, TOO.
THE PRESIDENT WAS THERE, TOO. HE WAS ON AIR FORCE ONE WITH THE
HE WAS ON AIR FORCE ONE WITH THE FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN YOU TALKED
FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN YOU TALKED ABOUT WHO, LAST WEEK, WAS
ABOUT WHO, LAST WEEK, WAS MOCKING CORONAVIRUS WAS WEARING
MOCKING CORONAVIRUS WAS WEARING A GAS MASK INTO THE WELL OF THE
A GAS MASK INTO THE WELL OF THE HOUSE.
HOUSE. THIS COULDN’T BE MORE SERIOUS AT
THIS COULDN’T BE MORE SERIOUS AT THIS POINT.
THIS POINT. JUST LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING IN
JUST LOOK WHAT’S HAPPENING IN ITALY.
ITALY. THEY’VE EFFECTIVELY SHUT DOWN
THEY’VE EFFECTIVELY SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.
THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THE DOW WAS DOWN 2,000 POINTS
THE DOW WAS DOWN 2,000 POINTS YESTERDAY, AS YOU JUST SHOWED.
YESTERDAY, AS YOU JUST SHOWED. THE PRESIDENT HAS TO BE TAKING
THE PRESIDENT HAS TO BE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY.
THIS SERIOUSLY. IT’S A CRAZY THING TO SAY, BUT
IT’S A CRAZY THING TO SAY, BUT AT THIS POINT, WE ALMOST HAVE TO
AT THIS POINT, WE ALMOST HAVE TO LOOK PAST THE PRESIDENT OF THE
LOOK PAST THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
UNITED STATES. WE KNOW WHAT HE IS GOING TO
WE KNOW WHAT HE IS GOING TO TWEET.
TWEET. WE KNOW HE IS PROTECTING HIS
WE KNOW HE IS PROTECTING HIS POLITICAL HIDE.
POLITICAL HIDE. WE KNOW HE WANTS TO WIN
WE KNOW HE WANTS TO WIN RE-ELECTION.
RE-ELECTION. JUST LISTEN TO DOCTORS AND
JUST LISTEN TO DOCTORS AND SCIENTISTS.
SCIENTISTS. PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY’RE
PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. PEOPLE WHO GIVE GUIDANCE, NOT
PEOPLE WHO GIVE GUIDANCE, NOT THROUGH A POLITICAL LENS LIKE
THROUGH A POLITICAL LENS LIKE THE PRESIDENT DOES ON TWITTER.
THE PRESIDENT DOES ON TWITTER. >> IF THIS WERE A CONSPIRACY
>> IF THIS WERE A CONSPIRACY THEORY, ALL TO TAKE DOWN DONALD
THEORY, ALL TO TAKE DOWN DONALD TRUMP, WHICH I CAN’T BELIEVE,
TRUMP, WHICH I CAN’T BELIEVE, LISTEN --
LISTEN -- >> STARTED IN CHINA.
>> STARTED IN CHINA. >> -- I CAN’T BELIEVE ANYBODY IN
>> -- I CAN’T BELIEVE ANYBODY IN AMERICA WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH
AMERICA WOULD BE STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT.
TO BELIEVE THAT. BUT I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE ON
BUT I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE ON TV WHO ARE TRUMP APOLOGISTS WHO
TV WHO ARE TRUMP APOLOGISTS WHO THINK AMERICANS ARE THAT STUPID
THINK AMERICANS ARE THAT STUPID TO BELIEVE IT.
TO BELIEVE IT. JUST FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE
JUST FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DEPOSITING THAT STUPID THEORY,
DEPOSITING THAT STUPID THEORY, ASK YOURSELF THIS, WOULD ITALY
ASK YOURSELF THIS, WOULD ITALY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY OVER A
SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY OVER A THEORY TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AT
THEORY TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP AT THE POLLS?
THE POLLS? NO.
NO. WOULD CHINA SHUT DOWN?
WOULD CHINA SHUT DOWN? WOULD ALL THESE OTHER COUNTRIES
WOULD ALL THESE OTHER COUNTRIES TAKE SUCH EXTREME MEASURES?
TAKE SUCH EXTREME MEASURES? AGAIN, IT’S NOT LOGICAL.
AGAIN, IT’S NOT LOGICAL. IT MAKES NO SENSE.
IT MAKES NO SENSE. THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE OUT
THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO ARE IGNORANT ENOUGH TO
THERE WHO ARE IGNORANT ENOUGH TO BELIEVE IT.
BELIEVE IT. LISTEN, IF YOU WANT TO SPIN YOUR
LISTEN, IF YOU WANT TO SPIN YOUR IGNORANT CONSPIRACY THEORIES
IGNORANT CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT UKRAINE, LISTEN, IF YOU
ABOUT UKRAINE, LISTEN, IF YOU LIKE THE RUSSIANS AND WANT TO BE
LIKE THE RUSSIANS AND WANT TO BE A USEFUL IDIOT FOR VLADIMIR
A USEFUL IDIOT FOR VLADIMIR PUTIN, GO AHEAD.
PUTIN, GO AHEAD. KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. THAT’S UP TO YOU.
THAT’S UP TO YOU. I MEAN, I WOULD -- I WOULD
I MEAN, I WOULD -- I WOULD QUESTION MY PATRIOTISM IF I DID
QUESTION MY PATRIOTISM IF I DID THAT.
THAT. BUT IF YOU DON’T MIND BEING A
BUT IF YOU DON’T MIND BEING A USEFUL IDIOT FOR VLADIMIR PUTIN,
USEFUL IDIOT FOR VLADIMIR PUTIN, YOU CAN DO THAT.
YOU CAN DO THAT. HERE’S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS
HERE’S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CONSPIRACY THEORY, YOUR PARENTS,
CONSPIRACY THEORY, YOUR PARENTS, YOUR GRAND PARENTS, SENIORS THAT
YOUR GRAND PARENTS, SENIORS THAT YOU LOVE, THAT YOU GO TO CHURCH
YOU LOVE, THAT YOU GO TO CHURCH WITH, SENIORS THAT YOU LOVE THAT
WITH, SENIORS THAT YOU LOVE THAT YOU KNOW, HAVE KNOWN GROWING UP,
YOU KNOW, HAVE KNOWN GROWING UP, YOU PUT THEM AT RISK UNLESS YOU
YOU PUT THEM AT RISK UNLESS YOU TREAT THIS FOR WHAT IT IS.
TREAT THIS FOR WHAT IT IS. THIS IS A HEALTH EPIDEMIC THAT
THIS IS A HEALTH EPIDEMIC THAT MANY ARE ALREADY CALLING AN
MANY ARE ALREADY CALLING AN INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC.
INTERNATIONAL PANDEMIC. DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN
DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN INTERNATIONAL PANDEMICS?
INTERNATIONAL PANDEMICS? MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DIE.
DIE. IN 1818/1819, 50 MILLION PEOPLE
IN 1818/1819, 50 MILLION PEOPLE DIED BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T HANDLE
DIED BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T HANDLE IT THE RIGHT WAY.
IT THE RIGHT WAY. BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T QUARANTINE.
BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T QUARANTINE. BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T TAKE THE
BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T TAKE THE STEPS WE’RE JUST NOW BEGINNING
STEPS WE’RE JUST NOW BEGINNING TO TAKE, WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE
TO TAKE, WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE STARTED A MONTH AGO.
STARTED A MONTH AGO. >> JOE, YOU HAVE COUNTRIES DOING
>> JOE, YOU HAVE COUNTRIES DOING DRIVE-BY TESTING.
DRIVE-BY TESTING. WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WHAT ARE WE DOING? >> NOTHING.
>> NOTHING. >> PEOPLE ARE WALKING INTO ERs.
>> PEOPLE ARE WALKING INTO ERs. PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER THEY SHOULD GO TO THE
WHETHER THEY SHOULD GO TO THE HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. BECAUSE IT’S DANGEROUS TO DO SO.
BECAUSE IT’S DANGEROUS TO DO SO. >> I MEAN, LET’S TALK ABOUT
>> I MEAN, LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT, WILLIE.
THAT, WILLIE. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT IS UNBELIEVABLE. ST. JOHN’S HOSPITAL IN THE ROCK
ST. JOHN’S HOSPITAL IN THE ROCK AWAY S
AWAY S ROCKAWAYS, ONE PERSON WALKS IN
ROCKAWAYS, ONE PERSON WALKS IN THAT’S AFFECTED.
THAT’S AFFECTED. BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE ANYTHING
BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE ANYTHING SET UP LIKE ITALY OR SOUTH
SET UP LIKE ITALY OR SOUTH KOREA, WHERE THEY HAVE DRIVE-BY
KOREA, WHERE THEY HAVE DRIVE-BY TESTS, ONE PERSON WALKS INTO AN
TESTS, ONE PERSON WALKS INTO AN ER ROOM AND BASICALLY SHUTS IT
ER ROOM AND BASICALLY SHUTS IT DOWN.
DOWN. 40 DOCTORS, NURSES, HEALTH CARE
40 DOCTORS, NURSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HAVE TO
PROVIDERS HAVE TO SELF-QUARANTINE BECAUSE THEY’RE
SELF-QUARANTINE BECAUSE THEY’RE EXPOSED TO THIS ONE PERSON WITH
EXPOSED TO THIS ONE PERSON WITH A CORONAVIRUS THAT WALKS IN.
A CORONAVIRUS THAT WALKS IN. DO YOU THINK WE HAVE ANY
DO YOU THINK WE HAVE ANY PLANNING LIKE THAT, THE GREATEST
PLANNING LIKE THAT, THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE
COUNTRY ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH?
EARTH? NO.
NO. WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND ON THIS.
WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND ON THIS. BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO
E DON’T HAVE THAT MANY
E DON’T HAVE THAT MANY CASES, IS BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE
CASES, IS BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE THE TESTS TO SHOW HOW MANY CASES
THE TESTS TO SHOW HOW MANY CASES WE HAVE.
WE HAVE. WE SHOULDN’T EVEN USE THAT
WE SHOULDN’T EVEN USE THAT NUMBER.
NUMBER. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. YEAH, I MEAN, ISN’T THAT
YEAH, I MEAN, ISN’T THAT AMAZING, WILLIE?
AMAZING, WILLIE? YESTERDAY, HE SAID, WELL, THE
YESTERDAY, HE SAID, WELL, THE FLU, YOU ONLY HAVE LIKE SO AND
FLU, YOU ONLY HAVE LIKE SO AND SO MANY CASES EVERY YEAR.
SO MANY CASES EVERY YEAR. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> WE ONLY HAVE 500 IN THIS
>> WE ONLY HAVE 500 IN THIS COUNTRY.
MMUNITIES THAT
MMUNITIES THAT ARE INFECTED, WHAT KIDS HAVE IT
ARE INFECTED, WHAT KIDS HAVE IT WHO MAY BE GOING THE SEE THEIR
WHO MAY BE GOING THE SEE THEIR GRANDPARENTS AT A SENIOR
GRANDPARENTS AT A SENIOR FACILITY.
FACILITY. IT IS SO DANGEROUS.
IT IS SO DANGEROUS. >> THOSE NUMBERS DON’T BEGIN TO
>> THOSE NUMBERS DON’T BEGIN TO TELL THE STORY.
TELL THE STORY. THAT NUMBER OF STATES PROBABLY
THAT NUMBER OF STATES PROBABLY DOESN’T BEGIN TO TELL THE STORY.
DOESN’T BEGIN TO TELL THE STORY. THERE IS REPORTING FROM
THERE IS REPORTING FROM "POLITICO" AND OTHERS THIS
"POLITICO" AND OTHERS THIS MORNING THAT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE
MORNING THAT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WAS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WAS DISTRIBUTING A TEST, AND THE
DISTRIBUTING A TEST, AND THE UNITED STATES WAS ONE OF THE FEW
UNITED STATES WAS ONE OF THE FEW DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THAT REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT TEST.
REFUSED TO ACCEPT THAT TEST. WE COULD HAVE BEEN AHEAD OF
WE COULD HAVE BEEN AHEAD OF THIS.
THIS. MANY MISTAKES MADE ALONG THE
MANY MISTAKES MADE ALONG THE WAY.
WAY. WE ARE WHERE WE ARE.
WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. WE HAVE TO GET TESTS TO THESE
WE HAVE TO GET TESTS TO THESE MUNICIPALITIES, THESE STATES.
MUNICIPALITIES, THESE STATES. WE’LL HAVE MAYOR BILL de BLASIO
WE’LL HAVE MAYOR BILL de BLASIO ON THIS MORNING.
ON THIS MORNING. I SUSPECT HE’LL PLEASE, LIKE HE
I SUSPECT HE’LL PLEASE, LIKE HE DID LAST WEEK, FOR MORE TESTS,
DID LAST WEEK, FOR MORE TESTS, SO THEY CAN GET A REAL SENSE OF
SO THEY CAN GET A REAL SENSE OF HOW SERIOUS THIS IS, HOW MANY
HOW SERIOUS THIS IS, HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE IT.
PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE IT. WE DON’T KNOW RIGHT NOW.
WE DON’T KNOW RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW IT IS MORE THAN IS BEING