Mike Pence: Trump Has No Higher Priority than the Health and Safety of the People of This Country

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DOOCY Mr ░░░░░░░░ President good morning to ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT Good morning PENCE ░░░░░░░░ morning all Good to ░░░░░░░░ with you DOOCY We ░░░░░░░░ from the President last ░░░░░░░░ where he talked about ░░░░░░░░ of the initiatives including ░░░░░░░░ the most part cutting ░░░░░░░░ all travel from Europe ░░░░░░░░ the exception of England ░░░░░░░░ Ireland I think things ░░░░░░░░ that What has been ░░░░░░░░ reaction to the White ░░░░░░░░ over the President s ░░░░░░░░ last night PENCE Well ░░░░░░░░ think the reaction has ░░░░░░░░ very favorable across the ░░░░░░░░ I mean the American ░░░░░░░░ have seen once again ░░░░░░░░ President Trump has no ░░░░░░░░ priority than the health ░░░░░░░░ safety of the people ░░░░░░░░ this country You go ░░░░░░░░ to when the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ emerged in January in ░░░░░░░░ country The president again ░░░░░░░░ like he did last ░░░░░░░░ he took unprecedented action ░░░░░░░░ January to suspend all ░░░░░░░░ from China We quarantined ░░░░░░░░ Americans that were returning ░░░░░░░░ China to put the ░░░░░░░░ of America first We ░░░░░░░░ travel advisories for Italy ░░░░░░░░ for South Korea But ░░░░░░░░ the reality is that ░░░░░░░░ epicenter of the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ has moved from China ░░░░░░░░ South Korea to Europe ░░░░░░░░ task force has been ░░░░░░░░ that We brought that ░░░░░░░░ to the President in ░░░░░░░░ time and yesterday he ░░░░░░░░ the decision in the ░░░░░░░░ Office to suspend all ░░░░░░░░ from Europe for the ░░░░░░░░ 30 days And to ░░░░░░░░ clear Steve every American ░░░░░░░░ is returning from Europe ░░░░░░░░ be screened as they ░░░░░░░░ through 13 separate airports ░░░░░░░░ will be asked to ░░░░░░░░ quarantine for 14 days ░░░░░░░░ Okay PENCE It s ░░░░░░░░ of the President s ░░░░░░░░ We want to prevent ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus from being brought ░░░░░░░░ the country and then ░░░░░░░░ to focus on those ░░░░░░░░ where we have community ░░░░░░░░ even as we encourage ░░░░░░░░ practices and common sense ░░░░░░░░ every American EARHARDT Mr ░░░░░░░░ President what do you ░░░░░░░░ to those families that ░░░░░░░░ kids in college traveling ░░░░░░░░ studying abroad I know ░░░░░░░░ maybe if they re ░░░░░░░░ Italy they either have ░░░░░░░░ stay put at this ░░░░░░░░ Or are they able ░░░░░░░░ come home What about ░░░░░░░░ that are in Switzerland ░░░░░░░░ Ireland and France PENCE ░░░░░░░░ it s a great ░░░░░░░░ And I have had ░░░░░░░░ that have studied abroad ░░░░░░░░ well Every one one ░░░░░░░░ those families should know ░░░░░░░░ their children can come ░░░░░░░░ They will be funneled ░░░░░░░░ we say through a ░░░░░░░░ of 13 different airports ░░░░░░░░ then we will ask ░░░░░░░░ to self quarantine regardless ░░░░░░░░ their symptoms or what ░░░░░░░░ condition might be EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ they come home or ░░░░░░░░ they stay PENCE Well ░░░░░░░░ I would suggest to ░░░░░░░░ that now that we ░░░░░░░░ that 70 of the ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus cases in this ░░░░░░░░ or in the world ░░░░░░░░ now being manifest in ░░░░░░░░ I would leave that ░░░░░░░░ to every family but ░░░░░░░░ is no barrier to ░░░░░░░░ kids or any American ░░░░░░░░ home They will go ░░░░░░░░ a process We will ░░░░░░░░ them to self quarantine ░░░░░░░░ they can all come ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE So Mr Vice ░░░░░░░░ 62 000 Chinese citizens ░░░░░░░░ been discharged from the ░░░░░░░░ They know if we ░░░░░░░░ to believe them they ░░░░░░░░ had 15 cases the ░░░░░░░░ day eight of which ░░░░░░░░ from Chinese citizens 16 ░░░░░░░░ the outside If success ░░░░░░░░ clues and that massive ░░░░░░░░ of entire cities has ░░░░░░░░ the number down that ░░░░░░░░ are you do you ░░░░░░░░ we should end up ░░░░░░░░ we do the same ░░░░░░░░ as China did After ░░░░░░░░ they started the whole ░░░░░░░░ and they seem to ░░░░░░░░ on top of this ░░░░░░░░ PENCE Well we are ░░░░░░░░ some encouraging news from ░░░░░░░░ and the president last ░░░░░░░░ in his address to ░░░░░░░░ Nation said that we ░░░░░░░░ be able to reconsider ░░░░░░░░ current posture with regard ░░░░░░░░ China and South Korea ░░░░░░░░ a result But make ░░░░░░░░ mistake about it Brian ░░░░░░░░ focus here in addition ░░░░░░░░ preventing the Coronavirus from ░░░░░░░░ brought in and what ░░░░░░░░ learned from our health ░░░░░░░░ in the last 36 ░░░░░░░░ was that yesterday as ░░░░░░░░ the 35 cases where ░░░░░░░░ had Coronavirus cases about ░░░░░░░░ of those states 35 ░░░░░░░░ 30 of those states ░░░░░░░░ could trace the contact ░░░░░░░░ someone in Europe That ░░░░░░░░ the reason the president ░░░░░░░░ the decisive action he ░░░░░░░░ But make no mistake ░░░░░░░░ it we are also ░░░░░░░░ on supporting efforts at ░░░░░░░░ state and local level ░░░░░░░░ California in Washington State ░░░░░░░░ in California CDC issued ░░░░░░░░ strong guidelines for those ░░░░░░░░ about public activities large ░░░░░░░░ schools and we ll ░░░░░░░░ simply to follow the ░░░░░░░░ on this and make ░░░░░░░░ recommendations where we have ░░░░░░░░ s known as community ░░░░░░░░ Steve Steve right but ░░░░░░░░ every American right now ░░░░░░░░ the president said last ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ to use common sense ░░░░░░░░ your hands often Clean ░░░░░░░░ know often use used ░░░░░░░░ All that information is ░░░░░░░░ at Coronavirus gov We ░░░░░░░░ try to mitigate the ░░░░░░░░ in this country but ░░░░░░░░ prevent through the president ░░░░░░░░ decisive action last night ░░░░░░░░ from bringing Coronavirus in ░░░░░░░░ the United States from ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE Just to clarify ░░░░░░░░ are not going to ░░░░░░░░ what they did in ░░░░░░░░ you are not going ░░░░░░░░ say Manhattan you are ░░░░░░░░ down Sacramento you are ░░░░░░░░ down You are not ░░░░░░░░ to do that as ░░░░░░░░ now even though they ░░░░░░░░ that in China PENCE ░░░░░░░░ what I promise you ░░░░░░░░ we will work very ░░░░░░░░ with state and local ░░░░░░░░ to give them the ░░░░░░░░ best counsel from CDC ░░░░░░░░ healthcare experts I talked ░░░░░░░░ the mayor of new ░░░░░░░░ yesterday I know they ░░░░░░░░ established a zone in ░░░░░░░░ community for extra counter ░░░░░░░░ against Coronavirus I talked ░░░░░░░░ the governor of New ░░░░░░░░ Washington State and California ░░░░░░░░ about new specific guidelines ░░░░░░░░ their communities But I ░░░░░░░░ to say to your ░░░░░░░░ just as the president ░░░░░░░░ last night the risk ░░░░░░░░ the average American of ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus remains low ░░░░░░░░ we do know that ░░░░░░░░ with serious underlying chronic ░░░░░░░░ conditions are particularly vulnerable ░░░░░░░░ very serious outcomes And ░░░░░░░░ we are encouraging best ░░░░░░░░ for every American We ░░░░░░░░ focusing on communities where ░░░░░░░░ have community spread DOOCY ░░░░░░░░