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WATCH LIVE: Trump To Hold Press Conference On Coronavirus

A backup helicopter to Marine One flies over the West Wing and Rose Garden of the White House as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the South Lawn in Washington, DC, February 23, 2020, as t... A backup helicopter to Marine One flies over the West Wing and Rose Garden of the White House as US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump depart the South Lawn in Washington, DC, February 23, 2020, as they leave on a 2-day trip to India. - Trump is heading to India for his first visit there. United by mistrust of China, Trump's visit will see deals in defence and other areas, including potentially the supply of six nuclear reactors, the fruit of a landmark atomic accord in 2008.The visit will be big on optics, with Modi and Trump appearing at a rally at the world's largest cricket stadium and the US president and First Lady Melania watching the sunset at the Taj Mahal. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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February 26, 2020 6:20 p.m.
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President Donald Trump and members of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force are scheduled to address the coronavirus outbreak at a 6:30 p.m. ET press conference from the White House.

The White House announced the task force last month. Notable members include Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, and acting DHS deputy secretary Ken Cuccinelli.

As the press conference was underway, The Washington Post reported the first case of coronavirus with unknown origin detected within the United States.

Watch live below:

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  1. oh darn…I’m at the library and can’t watch it.

    I’m depending on my fellow TPM’ers to keep me informed.

  2. Well, will he just make a brief teleprompter statement and then let the “experts” at the CDC take the questions? If he’s smart, that’s what he should do. But he’s Trump. Can he constrain his propensities?

  4. Will this be a hectosniff or a kilosniff event?

  5. It’s 6:31

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