WATCH LIVE: WH Holds Briefing After Trump Backs Away From NY Tri-State Quarantine

March 29, 2020
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press as White House Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway looks on before boarding Air Force One on March 28, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, ... JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - MARCH 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press as White House Senior Advisor Kellyanne Conway looks on before boarding Air Force One on March 28, 2020 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Norfolk, Virginia to attend a departure ceremony for the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort, which is sailing to New York City to aid in the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Jim Watson-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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March 29, 2020

President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force are scheduled to hold a press conference on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET. Trump is likely to address why he backed away from his idea to quarantine the New York tri-state area to contain its surge of coronavirus cases.

In the hours leading up to his scheduled press conference, Trump ripped into the media while touting the ratings of his coronavirus press conferences in a series of tweets Sunday afternoon.

Trump is also likely to discuss the 2,900 hospital beds built into the Javits Center in New York City.

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President Trump and members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force are scheduled to hold a press conference on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET. Trump is likely to address why he backed away from his idea to quarantine the New York tri-state area to contain its surge of coronavirus cases.

In the hours leading up to his scheduled press conference, Trump ripped into the media while touting the ratings of his coronavirus press conferences in a series of tweets Sunday afternoon.

Trump is also likely to discuss the 2,900 hospital beds built into the Javits Center in New York City.

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