The president made the remarks during a Fox News town hall event on Thursday.
Trump on Coronavirus Outbreak: 'I Like That' People Are Now 'Staying In the U.S., Spending Money In The U.S.'President Donald Trump managed to find a silver lining to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, telling viewers of his Fox News town hall that he"likes" that people are"staying in the U.S." and spending money domestically.
During a discussion about the coronavirus' impact on the U.S. economy on Fox News, Trump said,"We were set to hit 30,000 on the Dow, this is a number that no one even came close to... [coronavirus] certainly might have an impact." "At the same time, I must say, people are now staying in the United States, spending their money in the U.S. and I like that. I have been after that for a long time," the president continued,"I've been saying, 'let's stay in the U.S., spend your money here,' and they're doing that. They're sort of enforced doing that."
He added:"We met with the airline companies yesterday, they're doing a fantastic job. And they're just not flying to areas that have a big problems. So it's going to all work out, everybody has to be calm. It's all going to work out."Trump tries to find a silver lining to the coronavirus during Fox News town hall:"I have to say, people are now staying in the United States, spending their money in the US -- and I like that.
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