Trump calls USNS Comfort leaving for New York a 'message of hope and solidarity'

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Trump calls USNS Comfort leaving for New York a 'message of hope and solidarity'
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Pres. Donald Trump gave remarks as the USNS Comfort, a ship loaned to the novel coronavirus cause by the U.S. Navy, departed for New York, saying the government is working to 'vanquish the virus.'

"As we gather today, our country is at war with an invisible enemy. We are marshaling the full power of American nation economic, scientific, medical and military to vanquish the virus," Trump said at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia."And we will do that."

President Donald Trump speaks in front of the USNS Comfort at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Va., March 28, 2020. The ship is departing for New York to assist hospitals responding to the coronavirus outbreak. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is at right. The president was introduced by Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who said the sailors and medical professionals were"eager to get underway and start their very important mission" to aggressively respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

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