Donald Trump and Mike Pence held a meeting with recovered coronavirus patients on April 14. Read the full transcript of their meeting here.

President Donald Trump held an April 14th coronavirus press conference from the Rose Garden. He announced that he is halting funding of the WHO pending a review of their coronavirus response. He also backed off on claims of his power to “reopen” states from yesterday. Read the full transcript here.

Donald Trump held his daily COVID-19 press briefing on April 13. Read the full transcript here.

In a TED Talk from 2015, Bill Gates warned that the world is not prepared for an epidemic, pandemic, or outbreak. This feels all too relevant with the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read the full transcript of his TED Talk here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their April 10 briefing on COVID-19. Trump said he would not open the country “until we know this country is going to be healthy.” [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/g03mdSH4mRaurEYCza2C32mLlx1IazfFqXvGSxnhWtgDGLO4Lnd4cYwJXNmQDIqwqzHVBsem7YeTEj52HCjHEUxDC8A?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=3037.25] Some people found a quote from Surgeon General Jerome Adams offensive, where he said for communities of color to avoid drugs & alcohol, call friends and family, and to “Do it for your abuela, do it for your grandaddy, do it for your big mama, do it for your pop pop.” [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/g03mdSH4mRaurEYCza2C32mLlx1IazfFqXvGSxnhWtgDGLO4Lnd4cYwJXNmQDIqwqzHVBsem7YeTEj52HCjHEUxDC8A?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=1924.04] Read the full transcript here.

President Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their COVID-19 press conference today, April 9. Trump said the US doesn’t need a nationwide massive testing system to reopen the country [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/E-nRqdMkNdYn_J5zZTadtKBtDpKwsxZwg9tYtijDvEzemF6DrSIbAyPwHm3OFPJQrZDhTmey4t9ABoCz0x_HRaI_kJk?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=718.56] but it would be “nice to have.” Read the full briefing transcript here.