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  • Salaried is at the White House.

  • Paula.

  • Does the president plan to get tested?

  • Good morning, Michelle.

  • President Trump traveled with one of those self quarantine lawmakers yesterday on Air Force One.

  • Another one is the president's incoming chief of staff.

  • What the White House says the president has not been tested because he has not come into contact with anyone who has tested positive.

  • And they say he's not exhibiting any symptoms his blind sided the world on.

  • I think we've handled it very, very well. 00:00:48.180 --> 00:01:1.590 Amid mounting criticism of his administration's response to an outbreak that has been moving across the globe for nearly three months, President Trump once again tried to reassure Americans We will be taking care of the American public. 00:01:2.440 --> 00:01:4.750 The president previously said he thought the U. 00:01:4.750 --> 00:01:9.110 S economy was resilient enough to whether the fallout of Corona virus. 00:01:9.140 --> 00:01:17.360 But now he says he's seeking a very substantial relief, including help for hourly wage earners and a possible payroll tax cut.

  • Even a 1% point reduction in the payroll tax could cut up to $75 billion in revenue.

  • In a sign of how quickly pressure is mounting, we think we will get out of this months.

  • Just this past Friday, the president's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, had pushed against big stimulus packages.

  • The administration is also considering relief for airlines and the cruise industry.

  • But Democrats say the White House should prioritize help for individuals before corporations with us about the families who putting families first. 00:01:51.870 --> 00:02:8.760 If your Children school clothes, Who's gonna take care of at least five Members of Congress have now self quarantine after interacting last month with an individual at the conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, who later tested positive for Corona virus. 00:02:8.940 --> 00:02:13.090 They include the president's incoming chief of staff, Mark Meadows.

  • Georgia's Doug Collins, who shook President Trump's hand Friday ahead of a visit to the CDC, and Florida's Matt Gates, who flew with the president on Air Force One Just yesterday, Gates tweeted a photo of himself wearing a gas mask while he signed the Corona virus funding bill.

  • It's unclear exactly what the appetite is among Republicans for a payroll tax cut.

  • These air meant to put more money in workerspockets.

  • But some economists question whether that kind of stimulus would work in this situation, or most people are trying to stay home and not spending as much money.

  • Tony, Paula, thank you very much.

Salaried is at the White House.

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