JUST IN: President Trump is declaring a national emergency to free up federal resources to combat the coronavirus
Washington President Donald Trump said Friday he was declaring a national emergency --"two very big words" -- to free up $50 billion in federal resources to combat coronavirus, part of a raft of new measures Trump hopes can bring a roiling health crisis under control.
Speaking during an afternoon Rose Garden event, Trump gathered American retail executives to announce they were donating resources to institute drive-through testing at locations across the country, collected on a new online portal.And he said he was waiving interest on student loans and purchasing more crude oil for the US strategic reserve to fill it"right to the top.
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