Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their April 10 briefing on COVID-19. Trump said he would not open the country “until we know this country is going to be healthy.” [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/g03mdSH4mRaurEYCza2C32mLlx1IazfFqXvGSxnhWtgDGLO4Lnd4cYwJXNmQDIqwqzHVBsem7YeTEj52HCjHEUxDC8A?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=3037.25] Some people found a quote from Surgeon General Jerome Adams offensive, where he said for communities of color to avoid drugs & alcohol, call friends and family, and to “Do it for your abuela, do it for your grandaddy, do it for your big mama, do it for your pop pop.” [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/g03mdSH4mRaurEYCza2C32mLlx1IazfFqXvGSxnhWtgDGLO4Lnd4cYwJXNmQDIqwqzHVBsem7YeTEj52HCjHEUxDC8A?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=1924.04] Read the full transcript here.

President Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their COVID-19 press conference today, April 9. Trump said the US doesn’t need a nationwide massive testing system to reopen the country [https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/E-nRqdMkNdYn_J5zZTadtKBtDpKwsxZwg9tYtijDvEzemF6DrSIbAyPwHm3OFPJQrZDhTmey4t9ABoCz0x_HRaI_kJk?loadFrom=PastedDeeplink&ts=718.56] but it would be “nice to have.” Read the full briefing transcript here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their daily press conference on April 7. Trump mentioned possibly withholding funding from the World Health Organization, and that African Americans are at higher risk for COVID-19 according to data. Read the full transcript here.

Donald Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force held their daily press briefing on April 6. He talked about a “light at the end of the tunnel” for COVID-19 and said he and Joe Biden had a good phone call about the virus response. Read the full transcript here.

The Queen of England Queen Elizabeth II, who rarely gives public addresses, gave an April 5 speech to the United Kingdom on COVID-19 or coronavirus. Read the full transcript of her address to the British people.

Donald Trump held his coronavirus press briefing today. Read the full transcript of his April 5, 2020 press conference.