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| Boilerpipe Text | WASHINGTON â President
Donald Trump
announced Wednesday that, in an effort to fight
the coronavirus pandemic
, he will invoke the Defense Production Act, which will help increase the production of necessary medical supplies like ventilators.
âIt can do a lot of good things if we need it,â he said of the DPA. âNo matter what you have, itâs not enough. If we need to use it, weâll be using it at full speed ahead.â
Ahead of Wednesdayâs White House briefing, Senate Minority Leader
Chuck Schumer
called on Trump to invoke the act, as did Democratic presidential candidates
Joe Biden
and
Bernie Sanders
.
The White House also announced Wednesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is suspending all evictions and foreclosures until the end of April, and that Health and Human Services will issue a regulation that will allow doctors to practice across state lines. Vice President
Mike Pence
asked Americans to postpone any elective surgeries, and formally announced that the US and Canada have mutually agreed to close the border to any nonessential travelers.
Trump also called the coronavirus âthe China virusâ at the press conference and argued it wasnât a racist term. When a reporter noted that
dozens of Chinese Americans have faced racist attacks
because of the virus in recent weeks, the president doubled down.
âIt's not racist at all, no. Not at all,â Trump said. âIt comes from China.â
One senator, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, has vowed to âpunishâ China for the virus. âWe will emerge stronger from this challenge, we will hold accountable those who inflicted it on the world,â he
said last week
.
Asked Wednesday if he agreed with Cotton, Trump said, âI donât know if youâd say China is to blame. Certainly we didnât get an early run on it. It wouldâve been helpful if we knew about it earlier.â
As the press conference came to an end, one reporter asked about a tweet from CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang,
who wrote on Tuesday
, âThis morning a White House official referred to #Coronavirus as the âKung-Fluâ to my face. Makes me wonder what theyâre calling it behind my back.â
Trump sidestepped the question about whether he thought the remark was appropriate, and doubled down on his earlier comments, saying again, âIt comes from China.â
Asked if he thought well-connected people like celebrities and athletes were getting priority access to testing, Trump said he didn't think that was the case. But, he added, "Perhaps thatâs been the story of life. That does happen on occasion. Iâve noticed where some people have been tested fairly quickly."
Trump also encouraged people to heed the Centers for Disease Control guidelines and not gather in large groups.
âI do want people to be calm,â Trump said. âWeâre going to win this. Itâs just a question of time.â | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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# Trump Announced New Measures To Fight The Coronavirus And Also Said It Wasn't Racist To Keep Calling It The "China Virus"
As Chinese Americans face increased hate crimes, the president argued, âItâs not racist at all.â
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[ by Addy Baird BuzzFeed News Reporter](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/author/addybaird)

Reporting From
**Washington, DC**
Posted on March 18, 2020 at 5:26 pm
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WASHINGTON â President [Donald Trump](https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/turmp-oval-office-gold-home-depot) announced Wednesday that, in an effort to fight [the coronavirus pandemic](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/collection/coronavirus), he will invoke the Defense Production Act, which will help increase the production of necessary medical supplies like ventilators.
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âIt can do a lot of good things if we need it,â he said of the DPA. âNo matter what you have, itâs not enough. If we need to use it, weâll be using it at full speed ahead.â
Ahead of Wednesdayâs White House briefing, Senate Minority Leader [Chuck Schumer](https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/trump-ai-video-democrats-government-shutdown) called on Trump to invoke the act, as did Democratic presidential candidates [Joe Biden](https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/trump-calls-biden-mean) and [Bernie Sanders](https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/aoc-remarks-health-care-trump).
The White House also announced Wednesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is suspending all evictions and foreclosures until the end of April, and that Health and Human Services will issue a regulation that will allow doctors to practice across state lines. Vice President [Mike Pence](https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/viral-mike-pence-letter-to-jan-6er) asked Americans to postpone any elective surgeries, and formally announced that the US and Canada have mutually agreed to close the border to any nonessential travelers.
Trump also called the coronavirus âthe China virusâ at the press conference and argued it wasnât a racist term. When a reporter noted that [dozens of Chinese Americans have faced racist attacks](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nypd-makes-two-hate-crime-arrests-for-attacks-against-asian-americans-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/) because of the virus in recent weeks, the president doubled down.
âIt's not racist at all, no. Not at all,â Trump said. âIt comes from China.â
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One senator, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, has vowed to âpunishâ China for the virus. âWe will emerge stronger from this challenge, we will hold accountable those who inflicted it on the world,â he [said last week](https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cotton-hold-china-accountable-for-coronavirus-2020-3).
Asked Wednesday if he agreed with Cotton, Trump said, âI donât know if youâd say China is to blame. Certainly we didnât get an early run on it. It wouldâve been helpful if we knew about it earlier.â
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As the press conference came to an end, one reporter asked about a tweet from CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang, [who wrote on Tuesday](https://twitter.com/weijia/status/1239923246801334283), âThis morning a White House official referred to \#Coronavirus as the âKung-Fluâ to my face. Makes me wonder what theyâre calling it behind my back.â
Trump sidestepped the question about whether he thought the remark was appropriate, and doubled down on his earlier comments, saying again, âIt comes from China.â
Asked if he thought well-connected people like celebrities and athletes were getting priority access to testing, Trump said he didn't think that was the case. But, he added, "Perhaps thatâs been the story of life. That does happen on occasion. Iâve noticed where some people have been tested fairly quickly."
Trump also encouraged people to heed the Centers for Disease Control guidelines and not gather in large groups.
âI do want people to be calm,â Trump said. âWeâre going to win this. Itâs just a question of time.â
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| Readable Markdown | WASHINGTON â President [Donald Trump](https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/turmp-oval-office-gold-home-depot) announced Wednesday that, in an effort to fight [the coronavirus pandemic](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/collection/coronavirus), he will invoke the Defense Production Act, which will help increase the production of necessary medical supplies like ventilators.
âIt can do a lot of good things if we need it,â he said of the DPA. âNo matter what you have, itâs not enough. If we need to use it, weâll be using it at full speed ahead.â
Ahead of Wednesdayâs White House briefing, Senate Minority Leader [Chuck Schumer](https://www.buzzfeed.com/meganeliscomb/trump-ai-video-democrats-government-shutdown) called on Trump to invoke the act, as did Democratic presidential candidates [Joe Biden](https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/trump-calls-biden-mean) and [Bernie Sanders](https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/aoc-remarks-health-care-trump).
The White House also announced Wednesday that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is suspending all evictions and foreclosures until the end of April, and that Health and Human Services will issue a regulation that will allow doctors to practice across state lines. Vice President [Mike Pence](https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/viral-mike-pence-letter-to-jan-6er) asked Americans to postpone any elective surgeries, and formally announced that the US and Canada have mutually agreed to close the border to any nonessential travelers.
Trump also called the coronavirus âthe China virusâ at the press conference and argued it wasnât a racist term. When a reporter noted that [dozens of Chinese Americans have faced racist attacks](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nypd-makes-two-hate-crime-arrests-for-attacks-against-asian-americans-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/) because of the virus in recent weeks, the president doubled down.
âIt's not racist at all, no. Not at all,â Trump said. âIt comes from China.â
One senator, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, has vowed to âpunishâ China for the virus. âWe will emerge stronger from this challenge, we will hold accountable those who inflicted it on the world,â he [said last week](https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-cotton-hold-china-accountable-for-coronavirus-2020-3).
Asked Wednesday if he agreed with Cotton, Trump said, âI donât know if youâd say China is to blame. Certainly we didnât get an early run on it. It wouldâve been helpful if we knew about it earlier.â
As the press conference came to an end, one reporter asked about a tweet from CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang, [who wrote on Tuesday](https://twitter.com/weijia/status/1239923246801334283), âThis morning a White House official referred to \#Coronavirus as the âKung-Fluâ to my face. Makes me wonder what theyâre calling it behind my back.â
Trump sidestepped the question about whether he thought the remark was appropriate, and doubled down on his earlier comments, saying again, âIt comes from China.â
Asked if he thought well-connected people like celebrities and athletes were getting priority access to testing, Trump said he didn't think that was the case. But, he added, "Perhaps thatâs been the story of life. That does happen on occasion. Iâve noticed where some people have been tested fairly quickly."
Trump also encouraged people to heed the Centers for Disease Control guidelines and not gather in large groups.
âI do want people to be calm,â Trump said. âWeâre going to win this. Itâs just a question of time.â | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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