deserve it. it will air on all fox platforms and i heart platforms. we will always be fair and balanced. let not your heart be troubled. laura ingraham is up. see you monday. ♪ >> laura: i'm laura ingraham, and this is "the ingraham angle" from washington tonight. new york governor andrew cuomo is still demanding the 30,000 ventilators, but does he really need that many? what does that say? rudy giuliani is here on that. and state preparedness in general. plus, you would think pelosi and her friends would be thrilled with the 2 trillion -- with a t -- aid package, but no, that's just a drop in the bucket, you see. you are not going to believe what the left with the tin cup out still wants money for. we are going to expose it all with congressman lee zeldin, and joe biden is the gift that keeps on gassing? yes. it's time for "friday follies" with raymond arroyo, and boy do we need that.

a moment, we will talk admiral brett gira from the coronavirus white house task force. but first, welcome to the end of day 11. seems like they 50. of our national shutdown. because of a virus that arrived here via china. the president officially activated his authority under the defense production act of the issue of ventilator production today. gm had earlier pledged to manufacture ventilators without a government edict, but the white house wasn't happy with the details. >> we are not looking to be ripped off on price. we don't want prices to be double, triple what they should be. for general voters, we will see what happens, but they weren't t the beginning, and i would not right to the country. >> laura: "the art of the deal." it's always "the art of the deal," i love it. trumps best reefer on the virus, without a doubt today. because of the imperial college modeling, we've been talking to you before it was raised in the

national media. the modeling for this disease has been revised downward, as you recall. there is an enormous amount of disagreement regarding some of the very high estimates for ventilator and icu beds needs in the united states, especially the hardest hit areas. remember, the concern about this virus, in addition to the claims of the mortality rate, was always at the virus would overwhelm and maybe even collapse our medical system. there are good indications now that even in new york city -- again, where things are so tough -- the system will bend, but not break. when all is said and done. that would be a very good thing. earlier in the day, governor andrew cuomo defended his ventilator projection. >> maybe you don't need 30,000. well, look, i don't have a crystal ball. everybody is entitled to their own opinion. but i don't operate here on opinion. i operate on fact and on data

and on numbers and on projections. all the projections say he could have an apex needing 140,000 beds and about 40,000 ventilators. >> laura: actually, that's not true. the new projections do not say that, but we're going to discuss the data with our own experts in a moment. new york remains at the epicenter of the covid spread, adding 3,585 cases today, up from the states previous 24-hour period. other hot spots like new orleans and l.a. are chalking up significant increases. l.a. has seen 678 new cases in the last 48 hours. new orleans now has the most positive cases per capita of any u.s. city. but it's important to note, as we discussed this tonight, in new york, the rate of hospitalization required for those testing positive continues to decline. that's a good thing. and a new study -- this is

really big. this just broke tonight, from the french research team that was led by the renowned epidemiologist, didier giralt, this study offers more hope than the combination of hydroxychloroquine and of azithromycin is helping covid-19 patients. this was the study of 80 patients, more than double the size of the earlier study, but it is still not controlled. nevertheless, 54 of the patients had ct scans for covid pneumonia. only three of them required an icu, and the median age was 15 -- 52, that's fairly young. about two-thirds or so had underlying medical conditions, and the results were stunning. this was what was said, in part. by administrating hydroxychloroquine with azithromycin, we observed an improvement in all cases, except in one patient, who arrived with the advanced form, who was over the age of 86 at whom the evolution was irreversible. for all other patients in this

cohort of 80 people, the combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin resulted in a clinical improvement that appeared significant when compared to the natural evolution in patients with a definite outcome as described in the literature. now, there's a lot to this. we will run through this with "the ingraham angle" medic medicine cabinet, our medical experts, in just a few moments. there also seems to be good news on the mortality rate front. it may not be high as originally thought. we talked about that denominator -- the bigger the denominator gets, of people who are tested, the more information we are finding out about the true mortality numbers. a little over three weeks ago, the world health organization initially pegged to the wuhan viruses fatality rate at 3.4%, a staggering number. and that means, again, the total number of deaths divided by the total number of people who

tested positive. now, it varies by country and depends how many people are tested, though. well, in the united states right now, it stands at about 1.4% mortality rate, and we are still ramping up testing, although testing is sky-high now compared, course, to the way it was just a few weeks ago. in germany, where they've been testing 500,000 people a week, if you can believe it, the mortality rate is .5%. now, it's critical to remember, w.h.o.'s figure leaves out, doesn't include people with minimal symptoms or who are asymptomatic. that means they didn't have any symptoms at all and just walked around undiagnosed. so figuring out that number is crucial to determining how deadly the coronavirus really is. so what do scientists think here? this is from dr. fauci, who wrote last month, "if one assumes that the number of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic cases is several

times the size of the number of reported cases, the fatality rate may be considerably less than 1%, and covid-19 may ultimately be more akin to those of the severe seasonal influenza pandemic. the seasonal flu's mortality rate is just .1%. so again, we've gone from possibly 3.4%, which is millions diane, do perhaps closer to .1%. do you see why it is important to let the data come in? even cnn's dr. sanjay gupta had to admit today as bad as things can get, and they are getting pretty bad, especially in new york and some of these other hot spots, we do need to keep our perspective here. >> the vast majority of people, even if you're elderly, aren't going to need hospitalization. the vast majority are going to recover. the vast majority are not going to die. you are still significantly more likely to get through this and not. >> laura: now, finally, the president dismissed the idea

that he should just be in the white house, hunkering down, meeting with a steam, and not visit those who, at this point, given everything they are doing for us, could use a morale boost. >> given that older americans are advised to stay at home and avoid travel, is it necessary for you to go to north virginia tomorrow? >> no, but i have spirit for the country. we have sailors, doctors on that ship. i think it is a good thing when i go over there and i say thank you. it doesn't mean i'm going to be hugging people, it doesn't mean i'm going to be shaking people's hands, but i think it sends a signal, when the president is able to go there and say thank you. >> laura: i think that answer was one of the reasons i was getting teamed all day long from people who are sometimes not the biggest trump fans, saying, this was his best moments. yes, you bet, they need a morale boost. be careful, but kobe is close to the people as is medically advised.

medical community, you think about the first responders, they are working in these hazardous conditions. they need their support, they need the leaders, state, local, federal -- again, safe distances. and they need our prayers. there's going to be a time for a full analysis in the end, after all of this is, i hope, behind us. who was prepared? who wasn't? which mistakes were made? which word? which states responded properly, made the right calculations, or revised them? and which didn't? and which projections were right and which were wrong? already we are saying ample evidence, at times, to question the experts, who had everyone freaking out that millions of americans could be dead by summer. in the meantime, let's keep going in the right direction, move forward. and, when necessary -- if necessary -- revise our data, revise our outlook, and revise our plans so we can restart our country at some point, we hope,

very soon. and those are my thoughts at the end of america's shutdown, day 11. joining me now is admiral brett giroir, the white house coronavirus task force member, assistant secretary for health at hhs. admiral, i need to ask about the brand-new study -- i know you are not an epidemiologist, but you just heard me talk about it. it's not controlled, but it's clear from this renowned epidemiologist, this team, that this hydroxy slashes a throw combo seems to be working. wire doctors and nurses and pharmacists today getting mixed messages, at times, from the administration, on the needs for a controlled study? >> thank you, laura, it's great to be here. i don't think there is mixed messages at all. in order to be absolutely certain that the drug combination works or one of the other drugs worked, sure, you need a controlled study, but

hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are both approved medications in the united states. and it's perfectly reasonable for a physician with a patient, particularly one being sick, to prescribed that peer you describe th, 80 patients, and a piece of evidence that hydroxychloroquine or its related drug chloroquine has antiviral properties that we need to look at seriously. >> laura: this is where you see the attention of the medical community, people not sure what to do because you have governors issuing these edicts, i mean, it's scary for physicians and pharmacists, saying you may not administer this in an off label use manner if you are not part of a controlled study, and i'm talking infectious disease doctors every day, around the world, not just in the united states. this is their go to the combo in most patients. period. >> you have to understand that medicines are used off label

every day in this country, and that doesn't mean it's unsafe, that just means it hasn't gone through the ten years of study to be absolutely approved by the fda. and it's all about risk/benefit. i'm in intensive care physician. it's different if you have a young, healthy person who is mildly ill. sure, you don't want to give them a drug that hasn't been proven, but to give a person in an icu or still has risk factors and you have a drug that may work, that we have thousands of years of experience with, it's a very reasonable option, and i think that is a decision between the doctor and the patient and the patient's family. and that is the way it should be. >> laura: admiral, an interesting thing in other countries, as well, cool stuff coming out of iceland. germany, as well. they've done a lot of random testing of people, and a lot of testing. and as they do more testing, they are finding that a lot of people are building up, perhaps, herd immunity to this disease? and also, assuming that these numbers are correct, that the

mortality rate is not as horrific as perhaps originally thought. your view on that so far? >> i lose track of time, that it's been probably four or five weeks after i briefed congress with secretary azar. i came out in an interview and asked me what the mortality rate was right after the w.h.o. said 3 to 4%. i said all of the models suggested between .1 and 1%, and it's probably somewhere in the middle of that, because, as you said, we have a denominator problem. in other countries, the only test it just the sickest, so if you just tested the sickest, the mortality is higher. i think it is tracking. i don't mean to minimize it. the mortality rate of .2% or .4% still dangerous. whatever the number is, we do need to be careful because we know that the elderly or those with chronic conditions may have a much higher mortality rate, but i think it is right. we have all said it. dr. fauci said it, i said it,

all of the cdc models suggest the mortality is much -- >> laura: but people are freaking out. but honestly, people are freaking out when they hear millions could be dead by the time this thing runs its course. and you wonder, people are going to get toilet paper by the, you know, three dozen. >> of course. >> laura: stocking up on food and buying guns, people were freaking out because of those numbers. again, it's the data that comes in, and the calm exposition of that data that is so critical, admiral. >> we've been very clear about the mortality rate. and also, i think it is very important for people to understand, independent of chloroquine or the absence of a vaccine, the president and the vice president have clearly outlined what we need to do to beat this virus. that is 15 days to stop the spread. do the kind of things that we ask you every day, and there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it will be soon. these are effective measures. we know how to do them. i just urge every american to

believe in the scientists and the public health experts that the president and vice president have assembled, and we will get over this. >> laura: admiral, i want to thank you, personally. i don't know you, but i do know a lot of people who do know you, and you have done, along with the team, a phenomenal job, and i know you are working around the clock. the president said today that you are doing a phenomenal job for the country, and i don't pay attention to the haters, and i know you don't, either. admiral, thank you so much. >> you are quite welcome. thank you, laura. >> laura: all right. it's been over a week since the president asked the fda to begin studying hydroxychloroquine, and it sounds like the agency planned on taking its sweet time. >> when i was with the fda, you know, they indicated we will start working on it right away, they could take a year. i said, what do you mean a year? we have to have it tonight. if we don't have it tonight, i want to test it immediately. >> laura: i love that moment. well, thank god we have a president who is cutting through the red tape and speeding up our

usual trials on promising anti-covid drugs. with me now are two doctors treating covid-19 patients. dr. stephen smith, you heard from him on this show for three nights in a row, giving us his data. and founder of the smith center for infectious diseases and urban health. also with me is doctor a mischa jala, senior scholar at the johns hopkins university. dr. smith, what is your reaction to what you just heard from the president about the need to cut through this red tape and start using the tools and our toolbox? >> doctors love that, right? we hate red tape. we often get bottled up in red tape and trying to use a drug appropriately, every drug for the appropriate patient. the idea of off label use being restricted is insane. most -- probably most infected diseases is off label, at least the way we use antibiotics. it's the insane anyone would

restrict that, and to have a president say we've got to get this done sooner is fantastic to hear. it's that simple. >> laura: yeah, and dr. smith, your patients that you've seen today, you're giving us an update, pretty much every day, but the patients your practice has seen. what can you tell us? >> well, you know, we created over 50 patients, and we are starting everybody that can be started on hydroxychloroquine or plaquenil, and as if her myosin. and team of six what they think, do you think it works? are going to get everybody, so control. everyone except one said yes. the other was undecided. the one interesting stat of our group, our experience, 53 patients so far, 10 of which have begun intimated. as everyone who has become intubated, that means put on a

ventilator, they've done so in the first 36 hours. no patient has gone three days of treatment with these drugs and been intubated afterwards. now, that's amazing to me. >> laura: that is unbelievable. and dr. come another important part of this study is the following: in addition to its direct therapeutic role, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin can play a role in controlling this disease epidemic by limiting the duration of virus shedding, which can last for several weeks, in the absence of specific treatment. doctor, what about this virus shedding, the shortening of that time, how significant is that? >> well, we know viral shedding is what is driving transmission, and anything that can cut down on viral shredding is going to become beneficial to controlling the outbreak. i think it is important to do this in a controlled manner with drugs like hydroxychloroquine to see if this actually is something that is a result of hydroxychloroquine or the

natural course of a disease. but we know hydroxychloroquine does have antiviral effects in vitro and will be important to see if that can be translated into patients. everybody is hopeful it will be. >> laura: is not your basic, go-to drug combo, doctor, and the patients you are treating who are testing positive for covid-19 with significant symptoms? >> so i have used hydroxychloroquine alone, i haven't used it in combination with a sister myosin, but it is on protocol on hospitals i'm on. we are also trying to use remdesivir, available through gilead. we've got protocols at the hospitals you go through, but hydroxychloroquine is one of them at our hospital. >> laura: and dr. smith, when you hear things, again, getting into the fear and panic, when people get sick and they hear these mortality rates, a lot of them are freaking out. when you hear someone say the

rest of the country is going to be new york's known, may be a week behind us, but it's going to be l.a. is going to be, topeka is going to be, austin, texas, -- do you buy that, given what you are seeing? >> of course not. first of all, that's miles outside of new york, so we think of ourselves as seminew yorkers. we think of this area is unique, but there's no way this is going to happen elsewhere. the therapies i'm very convinced work. we know more and more about this virus every day. and the social distancing is working. albeit patients are coming in with newly diagnosed covid. symptoms for 7 to 10 days or more. so this is not -- social distancing is working. i hate that term, but anyway, it is working. this is not going to spread and

cause the same problems and other places. for sure. i'm very confident -- >> laura: i -- sorry, we talk over each other with the skype thing. but doctors, you are in my medicine cabinet, i love that. [laughs] you are in my medicine cabinet. thank you both of you, great to see you. and coming up, dr. -- not doctor, new york governor andrew cuomo really need the 30,000 fence? rudy giuliani is here to help us debunk cuomo's alarming production, plus, congressman lee zeldin and radical democrats. you don't want to miss that. announcer: there are everyday

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said people are going to die. it was really scary. we at "the ingraham angle" were skeptical, the number seemed absurdly high based on the revised data, which we started talking about on tuesday night with dr. fauci. well, it turns out we were right. >> yes, they are in a stockpile, because that is where they are supposed to be in, because we don't need them yet. we need them for the apex. >> laura: well, joining me now is rudy giuliani, former new york city mayor. rudy, great to see you tonight. he said they are in a stockpile, where they are supposed to be. the president seemed a little perturbed today, that they send, i don't know, 4,000 -- i don't know how many exactly arrived, but they were a lot, and they are not deployed anywhere, they are just sitting there. what about cuomo, and is he taking care of his state the way he should be? may be over projecting, but why is that a bad thing? >> first of all, i think, by and large, he's done a really good job, and the president has

done a superb job. there is a tendency to overstate. i went through this a number of times, with west nile virus, anthrax, 9/11. i try not to because i don't want to lose credibility. and one case, i was dealing with the clinton, so dealing with the opposite problem. the other case, i was dealing with president bush. understood, the president has demands from all over the world and all over the country. i don't want my demand to look ridiculous. now, this looks like a case where they didn't know -- the right hand didn't know what the left hand was doing, which can happen in a situation like this. you back off, maybe make an apology for it. >> laura: yeah, i think that is right, and i think the president has said many times -- which i think, again, is why his numbers -- not that that is what is important, but people like the fact that he says i will work with anybody. to get this country going again to protect people i don't care

where you come from, what party you come from, what company you come from, i will work with anybody. that's the kind of thing we need to hear in a crisis -- in my view. you did that after 9/11. you did the same thing. >> a little advice to governors and the mayors, having been in that position for three extraordinarily difficult situations. i would say one equal to this. take the blame when you have to. you know, when you play with your boss, sometimes it's better if you don't win the golf game. he's the boss. he's got all the resources. i don't say that he is going to be affected at giving out resources one way or another, but it's just human nature that if you act like a responsible guy, and he's got real confidence that you are doing what you are doing, he's going to give you everything you want. i think you could ask president bush to this day, i don't think there's a single thing i asked him for he didn't give me right away. i don't think there is a single thing i asked them for that i didn't really, really need to. so that's the kind of confidence

that has to develop. i thought that was happening between trump and cuomo, maybe even do some. let's say we can get back on it. by and large, compared to some of the others, like my completely absent mayor, cuomo is a hero. >> laura: de blasio is still -- we don't have to do belabor the point, but de blasio has been smashing the president. >> he let people out of prison! >> laura: yeah, well, that -- this crazy judge just yesterday, rudy, let out this guy who stabbed his girlfriend multiple times in the chest from rikers, ordered him and 15 others released, because they are worried about their health at rikers island. i'm thinking, busy guy murdering his girlfriend in june of 2018. this is the case i'm putting up on the screen for you. and now, this guy is going to go free. a murderer. >> have a really gone wacko?

the reason they are arguing they should get out of rikers island is rikers island is rampant, rampant, with coronavirus. so we are putting out on the street people coming from a place that is rampant with coronavirus. into a city -- >> laura: on the streets. >> and i'm being told to stay home. i'm being told to stay in my apartment. don't leave. or as little as possible. [laughs] i mean, this is crazy. i wanted to bring your attention to the report, 669 cases treated with hydroxychloroquine, and the azithromycin, and he added think to it. so far, 669 cases, five hospitalizations, two into patient's, no deaths. where talking people over 70 years old. >> laura: we are seeing great results. but rudy, you've seen this in

your career in politics and your time in government, federal government and state government. you get the sense that the media, they don't almost -- some of them don't want things to go back to normal in the united states. they like this crisis point and they don't want things to go back to normal. as the news comes in that might be slightly better than we thought, they are angrier and grumpier than they should be. it's on. >> i could hardly find -- i heard it, and i wanted to see it again, i wanted to say it in an interview this morning, the exact words. things are almost buried. that's big news. aat one time, we were going to have fatalities ten times the flu. now we're going to have fatalities closer to -- >> laura: about the same. >> yes. great news! >> laura: really big news, the mortality rate --

>> we should be happy. it's great to see you. if you thought spending $2.1 trillion would make democrats happy, come on. the tin cup is outcome of the radical left complaining this so-called stimulus bill didn't include all of the socialist goodies they want to. >> hr 748 does not prohibit negative credit reporting during the crisis, forgive student loan debt, suspend consumer credit payments, among other concerns. working with the speaker, my committee colleagues, and the senate, and others on the next phase of relief. >> laura: weight, next phase? here to react, congressman lee zeldin. congressman, we kind of saw this coming, the president hinted at this, they need a lot of help and they might need a lot more help. is there any end to the money, and are reprinting it, borrowing it, where's it can bring from? what's going on here?

>> our debt going into this whole pandemic was already well north of 22, $23 trillion, so as far as where it comes from, we are not necessarily flush with cash going into this outbreak. for myself and for many of my colleagues, our focus was on small businesses, on workers, on hospitals, state and local governments i happen to represent a district in the middle of this outbreak, a new york. i'm on long island, where i'm speaking to you from tonight. unfortunately, the other side of the island, i have colleagues looking at this as an opportunity to push liberal, fantasy wish list items totally unrelated to coronavirus, and that should be principle number one, whether it is the bill we just passed or whatever the next bill may be, is that we should be focused solely on what will get us through this brief moment in time to come out stronger.

>> laura: it's too bad the president couldn't -- we don't have the numbers. when you lose the house of representatives, you lose the rubber edge. we don't have the house, pelosi has the majority. we love all of this sorry, in the bill, $300 million going to the catholic church, lutheran church, resettling legal immigrants and migrants, that's insane. how does that have to do with covid-19? >> that should be debated in a different bill on a different day, but i agree with you, it's not something related to coronavirus that should be included in this bill -- it was asked excessive when you see $25 million for the kennedy center. there are other items, like valid harvesting and their reforms to try to win elections in november that they tried to get -- must be one oh, that's coming. >> the green new deal, they tried to get in.

>> laura: yeah, well, democrats were upset that there was no funding for this really important aspect of covid-19. >> i am deeply disturbed that my republican colleagues are trying to exclude local planned parenthood clinics from the small business financing. i'm also really disappointed that they took this opportunity to relevantly add to this the hyde amendment. >> laura: congressman, mrs. where the democrats always go. always has to go to the culture death, as we are supposedly fighting death and destruction of this virus. we have to keep funding death on the other side of abortion. >> that's pandering. once again, for some other bill on some other day, not related to coronavirus.

that's why they cut off at 500 employees, planned parenthood doesn't qualify. >> laura: congressman, great to see you tonight. stay safe out there and god bless all of your constituents. coming up, celebrities are finding new ways to pass the time under lockdown. some are singing classic tunes, but are they falling flat? and the late-night shows get less funny by the day. wait until you see what they are resorting to now. "friday follies," much needed, with arroyo, next. [spoken]

♪ >> laura: it's friday, and that means it's time for... ♪ oh, "friday follies," we needed now more than ever. here is raymond arroyo, fox news contributor, author of "what will wilder." this corona quarantine has not only changed the way we live, but it's revived careers? tell us about what we at "the ingraham angle" are calling "the corona come back to her." >> there's a definite '70s vibe on social media, and some of the biggest stars of that era are reaching out in ways we never expected, like this. ♪ washing hands ♪ reaching out ♪ don't touch me ♪ i won't touch you

>> neil diamond is in great form they are. hilarious. he's been suffering with parkinson's, so it's great to see him. laura, one of your favorites returned this week in a big way, singing a andrew lloyd webber tune. you might call it puppy love. donny osmond. ♪ may i return ♪ to the beginning ♪ the light is dim and >> laura, do you know how hard it is to do choreography on instagram? that's hard. that's talent. >> raymond, i have a question. was he wearing his technicolor jacket? >> he was, he was wearing the technicolor dream coat in. then there were some comebacks i'm sure nobody asked for. >> i'm back!

it's me, rosie o'donnell, from the comfort of my garage. >> how about this one? ♪ >> you and i did a duet of this. >> yak on my radio city. >> laura, that was so rough -- >> laura: i don't have words for that. >> that was a fund-raiser, believe it or not. things are tough on late night, it's train wreck. as everyone adjust to living in this quarantine, in new york, you had jimmy fallon, now apparently broadcasting from his own personal day care. watch. >> do you feel like laughing at daddy's joke? i saw that some americans are now having virtual happy hours.

>> mine. >> i heard the people stuck at home right now are eating more and sleeping less, like everyone on earth just got dumped. >> we only need two. >> laura: his daughters are adorable. >> the late-night mayor, as i call him, jimmy kimmel, he is so starved for guest, he skyped to a wilmington rest home last night. >> hello, joe biden. >> with that hat you have on? >> new york mets. it's supposed to be opening day. you know what, this is not the way to win the voters, mr. vice president. >> it's a way to be able to sleep with my wife, she is a silly girl i'd be out of luck, man. >> laura, this is the moment that i think tells the tale. watch this. >> you've prepared a song for us. i've seen president obama

saying. >> i can't sing worth a damn. i'm the only one of my family that has zero talent. zero. >> laura, what do you make of this comebacks and using poor biden like this? >> laura: well, let me just say -- can we go back to barry manilow for a moment? >> must we? >> laura: first of all, incredible talent. you don't even -- it goes without saying. but it's hard to do those skyped duets, raymond. >> with the buffering audio. with buffered audio, it's really bad. it's really bad. >> laura: oh, no, no, no. i enjoyed the late-night hosts at home, i agree with you, more than in the studio, because it's more real. to me, it seems more real. >> i agree. >> laura: and their kids are adorable. watch the kids all day long, that's adorable. >> before we go, the restaurant industry in new orleans has been

decimated. >> laura: horrible. >> a group of chefs getting together for something called curbside -- it's a curbside fish fry every friday. is a tradition to fish on fridays. they are banding together during lunch to make this happen, and they are contributing to something called the louisiana hospitality foundation, to keep all of these restaurant workers 5 to 7 million of them across the country fed and taken care of here in new orleans, so a great charity. i went tonight, and father nulty blessed all of the food bureau it was a great charity. and my fried fish. >> laura: awesome. he is the best. he blessed you from 6 feet, i hope. >> yes. >> laura: still thinking what barry manilow, though. all right, for years, the left has been bashing trumps america first policies, but they don't seem to be anything but precious now. victor davis hanson explains why, next. because you can't get to the theater,

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♪ >> i had a great conversation with the president to china last night. we talked about the whole concept, what happened, how it happened, he's developed some incredible theories, and all of that information is coming over here. a lot of it has already come. the data. we call it the data. we are going to learn a lot from of the chinese went through. >> laura: we need the data from china, all of it. that was the president today at his covid-19 briefing. joining me now is victor davis hanson, senior fellow at the hoover institution. victor, for all of us who have been hitting the drum on china and everything they've done on trade and stealing our ip, carelessness with this virus reporting, it's interesting to hear the president speak so highly of president xi, but nevertheless, he wants to get

along with everyone, especially at a time like this. >> i wouldn't be offensive, the president of china, when much of our critical supplies and medical and antibiotics are under their control. i don't think you will be so complementary medicine longer the case. but you know, a lot of his views, the last five years written office unorthodox, if you think about it, they become almost conventional wisdom now. i mean, he said you can't trust the chinese communist party in 2015, and lo and behold, we don't, now. you don't really have a country unless you have industry assemblies, key materials in the united states. everyone wishes we have control over our medical supplies and pharmaceutical. you don't have a country unless you have secure borders. even the europeans agree with that now. if a country can verify who it's sending to us, we will have travel bands. he had the travel ban travel ban of nigeria and iran and north k.

suddenly, everybody is angry but you don't hear joe biden saying you know what, that travel ban against china was really unfair, and i want this 15,000 chinese to come in every single day. you don't hear that. >> laura: right. >> it's kind of ironic that we just shrugged, that this is conventional wisdom, but when he said it, it was heresy. when you have half the country shut down, you want a president who says to farmers in california, you guys need water, we're going to give it to you. >> laura: we are going to get it for you. >> you want him to say, you guys in pennsylvania, you guys in texas, get muddy and start fracking, because we want people in their apartments and homes to have heat when they turn on the thermostat, and when you have presidents letting out people, thank god you have a president who supports second amendment rights. a lot of his mentality, his ideology, his common sense, it really comes in handy in a period of extremists and, extreme situations like now.

>> laura: victor, i loved it when angela merkel stop the shipment of medical supplies out of germany -- no, no, no, that's for us. closing their borders in the air up. i just want to show, real quick, victor, this is hillary clinton's tweet today. on the news that the coronavirus cases here in the united states top china's. "he did promise america first." that was her tweet. she is not bitter or anything, victor. you've got 30 seconds to close it out. >> it was really sad. it was so ignorant because the chinese communist party, hasn't changed in two weeks, it's false. and it's a per capita basis. we have four times the population of germany and five times the population of france. no wonder we have more cases. but adjudicated on per capita, we are doing pretty well. >> laura: victor, great to see you tonight.

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