President Trump To Declare A National Emergency Over The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Daily Mail: Donald Trump will declare a national state of emergency over coronavirus - as Brazilian leader he shook hands with claims a second test shows he does NOT have the virus after his son said he had it

* President Donald Trump will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon amid confusion and chaos about the coronavirus
* Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive Friday for coronavirus, according to local reports, but then said a second test was negative
* Press conference is at 3 p.m. at White House
* Trump will declare national emergency, which frees up federal funds
* G7 leaders to hold video conference on Monday to talk coronavirus
* Bolsonaro was tested after his press secretary Fabio Wajngarten tested positive
* Bolsonaro, Wajngarten, and staffers were guests at Mar-a-Lago over weekend
* Wajngarten posed for a photo on Saturday with Trump and Vice President Pence
* Trump down played concerns
* White House said first family would not go into quarantine
* Miami Mayor Francis Suarez tested positive for coronavirus after attending an event with Bolsonaro in Miami on Monday
* He hugged Bolsonaro and gave him keys to the city

President Donald Trump will hold a press conference on Friday afternoon amid confusion and chaos about the coronavirus after reports Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who dined with him on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago, tested positive for the disease but then said a second test showed a negative result.

Trump, who shook hands with his Brazilian counterpart at that meal, will declare a national emergency, Bloomberg News reported, which would open the door to more federal funds for states and cities.

Additionally, Trump and his fellow G7 leaders spoke, according to French President Emmanuel Macron, and will hold a videoconference on Monday about combatting the disease.

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WNU Editor: He is probably going to make this national emergency announcement at a news conference currently slated for 15:00 EST today (see tweet below).

I will be having a news conference today at 3:00 P.M., The White House. Topic: CoronaVirus!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 13, 2020

More News On Reports That President Trump Will Be Declaring A National Emergency Over The Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

Trump preparing to invoke emergency powers over coronavirus -- AP
Trump to declare coronavirus a national emergency - source -- Reuters
Trump plans to declare national emergency over coronavirus pandemic -- CNBC
Trump to Declare National Emergency to Speed Virus Response -- Bloomberg
Trump will reportedly declare a national emergency over the coronavirus after weeks of downplaying the threat of the pandemic -- Business Insider