Here’s what we know…
President Trump just delivered an address to the nation at 9 p.m. eastern time.
According to ABC News, President Trump has “suspended all travel from Europe to the United States for a month, starting Friday.”
“To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days,” Trump announced in a recent prime-time address
BREAKING: Pres. Trump announces suspension of “all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days. The new rules will go into effect Friday at midnight.
“The restrictions will “not apply to the United Kingdom,” Trump added. https://t.co/5aUtBb9HCd pic.twitter.com/PsvgCdgPO6
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“We are marshaling the full power of the federal government and the private sector to protect the American people. This is the most aggressive and comprehensive effort to confront a foreign virus in modern history,” Trump said.,
“To ensure that working Americans impacted by the virus can stay home without fear of financial hardship I will soon be taking emergency action, which is unprecedented, to provide financial relief,” the president added.
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