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Trump Issues National Emergency in Response to Coronavirus

April Ryan
March 13, 2020

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LHC Group’s Bruce Greenstein elbow bumps with President Donald Trump during a news conference about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden at the White House, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Trump officially declared a national emergency in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The full power of the Federal Government is at the ready and states are being ordered to set up emergency operation centers.

April Ryan speaks with Karen Bass (D-CA) about the designation and what Trump’s interpretation of the declaration and who receives emergency aid. While delivering remarks in the Rose Garden, the president was flanked by several CEOs of retail and pharmaceutical companies.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan