Rick Scott on Coronavirus: Schumer Is Just a ‘Political Hack’ Who ‘Will Say Whatever It Takes’

VARNEY As of now ░░░░░░░░ re down 800 points ░░░░░░░░ how we came back ░░░░░░░░ we started talking to ░░░░░░░░ we were down 950 ░░░░░░░░ 960 WEBSTER Volatility is ░░░░░░░░ right now Very high ░░░░░░░░ The VIX index the ░░░░░░░░ index up nearly 30 ░░░░░░░░ at 35 6 Means ░░░░░░░░ to anyone It just ░░░░░░░░ that there is a ░░░░░░░░ of action going on ░░░░░░░░ the markets right now ░░░░░░░░ Look who s here ░░░░░░░░ Joni Ernst Iowa Republican ░░░░░░░░ welcome to the program ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Stuart great ░░░░░░░░ be with you VARNEY ░░░░░░░░ know you re at ░░░░░░░░ I can hear them ░░░░░░░░ the background I hope ░░░░░░░░ can hear me okay ░░░░░░░░ virus seems to be ░░░░░░░░ case of where we ░░░░░░░░ government action I think ░░░░░░░░ can unite on this ░░░░░░░░ need government action on ░░░░░░░░ ERNST Absolutely Absolutely VARNEY ░░░░░░░░ you think we re ░░░░░░░░ the right kind of ░░░░░░░░ from the President He ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that we could ░░░░░░░░ be quarantining cities at ░░░░░░░░ point in the future ░░░░░░░░ that s necessary Are ░░░░░░░░ satisfied Are you happy ░░░░░░░░ this ERNST Well what ░░░░░░░░ see from the President ░░░░░░░░ action and I am ░░░░░░░░ thankful that he has ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ as the point person ░░░░░░░░ with the coronavirus And ░░░░░░░░ we saw from this ░░░░░░░░ and this President was ░░░░░░░░ action when the coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ up in China He ░░░░░░░░ disallow travel to those ░░░░░░░░ China and from other ░░░░░░░░ affected by the virus ░░░░░░░░ the quarantine of American ░░░░░░░░ and others that are ░░░░░░░░ to enter into the ░░░░░░░░ States from those known ░░░░░░░░ areas so I do ░░░░░░░░ that he has taken ░░░░░░░░ strong stance on this ░░░░░░░░ m so thankful the ░░░░░░░░ and our public health ░░░░░░░░ are actively engaged VARNEY ░░░░░░░░ can tell because we ░░░░░░░░ hear the noise that ░░░░░░░░ are at the CPAC ░░░░░░░░ We just heard some ░░░░░░░░ applause a moment ago ░░░░░░░░ we re hearing some ░░░░░░░░ That s a conference ░░░░░░░░ conservatives Has the virus ░░░░░░░░ that conference or is ░░░░░░░░ all about Mr Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats ERNST You ░░░░░░░░ what it is about ░░░░░░░░ the title of CPAC ░░░░░░░░ year is America versus ░░░░░░░░ So a lot of ░░░░░░░░ conversation has really focused ░░░░░░░░ free market economies and ░░░░░░░░ values that we espouse ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ America versus what we ░░░░░░░░ from the Democratic candidates ░░░░░░░░ is socialism and the ░░░░░░░░ of opportunity and freedom ░░░░░░░░ it has been a ░░░░░░░░ discussion I m glad ░░░░░░░░ see such an engaged ░░░░░░░░ lively audience VARNEY Madam ░░░░░░░░ I know it s ░░░░░░░░ difficult to hold a ░░░░░░░░ with me all that ░░░░░░░░ in the background Thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us We really ░░░░░░░░ it Madam Senator Joni ░░░░░░░░ Thanks very much.”