matt gaetz himself, we know nothing of that situation. but i do think this is matt gaetz of the wearing the gas mask on the floor to vote for the money appropriated to help deal with the coronavirus, $8 billion. this is donald trump who has repeatedly dismissed it and said, it might get worse but it might not. if you watched any of his press conference on friday night after touring the cdc, some things he said, he called jay inslee, governor of washington state, a snake. he referenced that he knows a lot about this and everyone he talks to says, how do you know so much. it's a "laugh to keep from crying" situation in some ways because some things he's saying, it's not just not presidential. it's concerning that this is the person who is in charge. i know mike pence is head of the task force, but the president is still the president, who is in charge of the way we're responding. he is focused on the political end of it. there are political consequences, the economy, the dow went down 2,000 points. the more important thing is, as we hear fr

congressman matt gaetz, let's start with you. just before the show started, speaker pelosi said that in congress they are close to an agreement on the bill but apparently the vote was postponed. what do we know? >> hopefully, the agreement that our leadership is talking about does not include just a plus up in every democrat wish list budget item. i don't think we necessarily have to enhance the snap program to be able to ensure that we have testing resources and medical resources in the hands of those frontline medical professionals. we are not borderless europe, we are not informationless china. we should use the tools we have in our country, use the facts that the president has been

congressman matt gaetz flew with the president today on air force one. and rode with him in the presidential limousine. gaetz sparked outcry when he made light of the virus by showing up in on capitol hill in a gas mask. but since then, one of his constituents has died and he himself is now under quarantine. earlier today, the white house press secretary said the president is not personally worried about getting coronavirus. >> the president of the united states, as we all know, is quite a hand washer. he uses hand sanitizer all the time. so he's not concerned about this at all. >> reporter: from elsewhere in the trump administration today, a stark warning. >> make no mistake, this is a very serious health problem. nobody is trying to minimize that. it is a very serious public health threat to the people of the united states. >> reporter: but less than ten minutes later on twitter, the president himself sent a very different message comparing the coronavirus to the common flu, which he noted killed about 37,000 people last year. and he said, with the flu

gaetz is being tested for the virus, he is also under self-quarantine. today before he learned of his exposure travelled on air force one with the president after attending a party at mar-a-lago, according to "the new york times." gaetz learned after air force one lifted off from orlando he had been in touch with an infected person at cpac. he then essentially -quarantineg on a section of the plane alone. one of his constituents had died from the coronavirus. conservatives built an extremely powerful alternate reality machine. they use it to counter any news they think can hurt their cause, bought at the end of the day, there is only one reality, a reality where this is a very serious and real thing and already having some real serious effects. much more is on the way. we're going to talk about what is to come next. t. (janine) i used to be a little cranky. dealing with our finances really haunted me. thankfully, i got quickbooks, and a live bookkeeper's helping customize it for our business. (live bookkeeper) you're all set up! (janine) great! (vo) get

matt gaetz. ail all of them. let's hope they're all fine. >> i went after bernie sanders tonight trying to make sure he is being vigilant about this. >> listen. bernie sanders. joe biden. president trump. i would not be out there shaking hands right now. i would not be out at rallies. i just wouldn't be. >> they're all in their 70s. >> the president's got a little bit of weight on him. and he's -- he's -- you know, and bernie sanders had a heart attack. they're all older and they're among the age of people -- >> one of them's going to be president for the next four years. >> i got to go. i got some important information i need to give. but thank you, sir. nice job. nice job with the chief doctor. >> chief doctor sanjay gupta. love you, d. lemon. >> see you soon. this is cnn tonight. i'm don lemon. we have some breaking news i want to tell you tonight. i am going to give you a lot of numbers but i want you to pay attention because it shows you the severity of this and just how quickly it can spread. just take a se

ted cruz, matt gaetz. shook the president's hand after came in contact with the infected individual. then there is congressman matt gaetz of florida. today, he rode with the president aboard the presidential limo, as well as air force one. gaetz was also a dinner guest of the president saturday evening, spending the weekend with president trump at mar-a-lago. now, gaetz had previously appeared to mock coronavirus prevention. he appeared last week in a gas mask and he tweeted out a photo of himself in that same gas mask while in his office. by the way, all of that happened before this weekend when a constituent of his dieled from the coronavirus. today, his office responded to the gas mask controversy, quote, congressman gaez expected covid-19 to impact congress given the frequency of travel and human contact and demonstrated his concern last week on the house floor. he demonstrated it all right. interestingly, president trump attended the same cpac conference as the four congressmen who have self-quarantin

matt gaetz today flying with the president aboard air force one. >> it wasn't until congressman gaetz was actually aboard air force one that he discovered that he had been in proximity to that individual at the conference. that's when he sat by himself in an unoccupied section of the aircraft. will hear from the president and just a little while this evening. on wednesday, he plans to have wall street executives to see if he can talk them off the ledge and stop the bleeding in the markets. >> bret: john roberts, thank you. they are now more than 550 confirmed coronavirus cases in the u.s. encompassing at least 36 states and the district of columbia. the death toll now stands at 26. this outbreak has been particularly hard on the cruise ship industry and obviously on passengers who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. correspondent jonathan terry reports tonight from atlanta. >> the grand princess arrived this afternoon at the port of oakland under strict federal quarantine protocols after at least 21 on board tested positive for coronavirus. >> off-loading first and f

they are jenna ellis, steve moore, matt gaetz. i want to start with you, people are worried, confused and there is a die very zen -- i didgence between the free world, also too often unhelpful, over dramatizing. >> the thinnest of vin ears separates us from chaos. >> number of people who will be diagnosed with coronavirus will explode, cause chaos, will cause pandemonium. steve: yet every single person i spoken to in real world, including doctors, academics and business people, they talk about the massive overreaction, it is insane. common refrain. now i don't agree with that, but i understand why you might be thinking that. it because there is something missing in what we're told by our public health officials, they have told us most people are not at serious risk from coronavirus, anyone can get it and spread it so far, only a small number end up sick enough to be hospitalized. >> for the most part, the people who get in trouble and tragically would die from this are people who are elderly and/or underlying conditions. because o

here's congressman matt gaetz today, exiting the presidential limo. the beast, as they call it, and boarding air force one with the president. gaetz learned after takeoff that he had been in contact with the infected person at cpac. he then quarantined himself sitting in a section of the plane alone. though, you've got to wonder whether a doctor would call that quarantine. just sitting in a different section of the same plane with the president on board. and sources telling cnn that gaetz spent the weekend with president trump at mar-a-lago. including, being the president's guest at an intimate dinner with the president in brazil. yes, that is the same matt gaetz, remember, we talked about it last week. showed you the pictures. he wore a gas mask on the house floor last week. and in between then and now, lost a constituent to the virus. right before that dinner, the president said this about whether he was concerned that the virus was getting close to the white house. >> i'm not concerned at all. no, i'm not. >> another congressman who will self-quara

gaetz reportedly received the news while aboard air force one with president trump. just last week, gaetz appeared to mock the coronavirus outbreak, showing up in congress wearing a gas mask as the house passed emergency funding to combat the disease. on saturday, he announced a resident of his district had died from the disease. he is the latest republican lawmaker to self-quarantine after attending cpac last month. georgia congressmember doug collins is also in self-quarantine. collins joined trump on his visit to the centers for disease control last week and shook trump's hand. the white house has president trump has not taken a coronavirus test. meanwhile, wall street suffered its worst day in more than a decade monday, bringing losses in recent weeks to more than $5 trillion in stock market wealth. an oil price war between saudi arabia and russia further compounded the stock market turmoil. we will spend the entire hour on the coronavirus pandemic after headlines. voters are headed to the polls and caucus sites today in six states -- michigan, mississippi, misso

steve: welcome back, and welcome back matt gaetzs, you have done something really great on campaign finance. tell us what is it. >> washington is a corrupt place, i am only republican returning to congress, who refusing to take any donations from federal political action committees, federal pack donation process, which exchanges money for access and favors, renders public service what should be noblist of profession, close to oldest prefegprefession, we should note turning tricks. steve: this paks, political action committees, what is that really mean? you are not taking them. >> regularly members of congress, come together and accept checks from corporations that pool money of employees with specific interest of

and today matt gaetz road with president trump and the entourage and the secret service and everybody else, all on air force one, from florida back to washington, d.c. after getting off air force one, in which he accompanied the president, as of tonight, that same congressman, matt gaetz, is himself in quarantine, awaiting the results of his own coronavirus test. lucky guy he was able to get one. he was tested and he is now being garn teened after the congressman was, quarantined after the congressman was advised he had direct face to face contact with someone who attended a political conference last week, a person who is now known to have had the virus. at that conservative conference, it is commonly called cpac, you might remember, at that conference, that was where then white house chief of staff mick mulvaney belittled and derided concerns about coronavirus. remember he called coronavirus at cpac just the latest hoax. the latest hoax from the democrats. well, contact with an infected person at cpac has now not only caused congressman matt gaetz to be quarantined after he took a pl

congressman matt gaetz exposed the hypocrisy, and the latest on the coronavirus in the u.s. when we return. ♪ i want to rock! (rock!) ♪ i want to rock! (rock!) ♪ i want to rock! (rock!) ♪ i want to rock! (rock!) ♪ rock! (rock) ♪ rock! (rock) ♪ rock! (rock) ♪ i want to... (chris rock) who'd you expect? (sylvester stallone) i don't know...me? (vo) ♪ i want to rock! ♪ rock! (rock) ♪ rock! (rock) ♪ i want to rock! >> raymond: democrats love to portray themselves as the party of love and tolerance, but are they? we just showed you how chuck schumer threatened to sitting supreme court justices, unfold schumer wasn't making a physical threat others in his party have openly threatened violence against the president. >> donald trump is a guy who you understand, my testosterone sometimes makes me feel like i want to punch him. >> i think he needs to go back and punch him in the face. >> raymond: aren't they lovely? joining me now are congressman matt gaetz and lee zeldin, congressman selden does that sound like a party of love and tolerance to you? >> not at all, i am thinking of stev

of gaetz riding in the beast with the president to air force one.o someone who was in direct contact with a patient was also interacting with the president and his staff. so a lot going on here right now, so potentially we could start seeing that reflected in the president's tone going forward. >> that was my next question, is the president going to change the way that he is going about his reaction to this virus? he's tweeting that it's not really a big deal, comparing it to the flu even though dr. anthony fauci has said that the flu has -- >> reporter: much lower mortality rate. >> there are mitigation effects for the flu, there's treatment, it's a seasonal thing, there is a vaccine. this does not have it. >> reporter: right. when we talked to sources this weekend and, again, i think we will see what happens after the president meets with his team, but as of this weekend there was a lot of frustration among white house officials, administration officials who wanted to see a different message getting out, who wanted to see the president, you know,

sources, joining us to talk about the president's national emergency declaration is congressman matt gaetz delighted to see you now out of self-quarantine. and enjoying the florida weather. good to have you with us. >> i'm 37 years old, you don't have to worry about me. but we may have to get you down to florida and out of new york if this thing starts ripping through gotham. lou: i couldn't agree more about being important. but i think you are talking about being and and infirm. but i will take it under consideration. it's great to have you with us. it's good to see you out of the quarantine, even if self-imposed. it's quite a remarkable time. the president driving the market higher with his national emergency declaration. it was one of those things -- the president said to me, i don't know if you saw it, a signed graph of the market taking off from the moment he began that news conference. if you are a democrat in this country thinking about playing politics with the coronavirus. i would think that chart would dissuade. >> there is no doubt the president's words brought greater confidenc

. ( laughter ) well, at least gaetz didn't shake trump's hand.s seen boarding air force one with trump today. his timing could not have been worse. gaetz only learned that he'd been exposed to the virus after air force one lifted off from orlando. he then essentially quarantined himself, sitting in a section of the plane alone. oh, that definitely works! i'm going to sit in the pressurize cabin where they repsych the air. have you ever been on an airplane? if someone on first class eats an onion, you cry in coach. ( laughter ) well, this is a national crisis and trump said it at the c.d.c., for the safety of all americans, we should not let donald trumpl) "think of the numbers. my beautiful numbers." ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) "my -- beautiful --" we'll be right back with john krasinski! ( cheers and applause ) ( band playing ) >> president trump visited the c.d.c. to address the coronavirus outbreak. let's listen in. >> i think we're doing a good job in this country of keeping it down. we've been vigilant and doing a tremendous job o

gaetz learned he had been in touch with an infected person at cpac and essentially quarantined himselflane alone. this comes on the heels of an announcement one of his constituents died from the coronavirus. conservatives built an extremely powerful alternate reality machine to counter any news they think can hurt their cause but at the end of the day, there is only one reality and it is a reality where this is a very serious and real thing. and is already having very serious effects. there is much more on the way. we'll talk about what is to come next. the way. we'll talk about what is to come next als get 1-to-1 goal-based advice where and when you want and real-time goal tracking online. ameriprise financial there's my career,... my cause,... my choir. i'm a work in progress. so much goes... into who i am. hiv medicine is one part of it. prescription dovato is for adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment and who aren't resistant to either of the medicines dolutegravir or lamivudine. dovato has 2... medicines in... 1 pill to help you reach and then stay undetectable. so your hiv can b

gaetz seen traveling with the president today. >> i have not been tested for the coronavirus. >> has the president been tested. >> let me make sure to get ian answer i don't know the answer to the question >> reporter: the outbreak sparkin anxiety among lawmakers. nbc's kasie hunt >> reporter: members of congress are increasingly anxious about coronavirus and there is growing pressure on leaders to take steps to protect lawmakers. but house speaker nancy pelosi says tonight there are no about coronavirus and pelosi says tonight there are no plans to change the schedule or close the capitol. >> reporter: in the meantime, white house lawmakers say president trump's persistent ways to minimize the outbreak. at odds with trump administration health officials. >> we're helping communities understand you're going to see more cases unfortunately, you're going to see more deaths. >> i don't think we've seen the worst yet i think we'll still continue to see more infections. >> reporter: one source says the president thinks his approach is good politics, even though he's been advised to let th

in addition to matt gaetz. on air force one with the president. and of course also put the gas mask on. last week. on the house floor. and was then people came to him and said are you making light of it. he said not at all. i'm totally serious here we face serious threats. because we travel with selfies and handshakes. >> he was riding in the presidential limousine. could the president have been infected? >> anyone could be. this spreads like the flu. probably the primary infection method would be someone coming in contact face to face with droplets from an infected person when someone coughs or sneezes. there are occasional probable possibilities. cases where someone could pick it up from a handshake or surface. >> or a close talker? >> some of the people were close talkers. if you look at photographs. there's close talking going on. >> it's possible. >> i'm being serious. we asked about the president's contact with people exposed to the virus. take a listen. >> could the president be tested he had contact with congressman collins and gaetz. shou

mr gaetz travelled with the president on air force one on monday.ational community struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus, the world health organisation has praised china for its response, suggesting it's a model for others to follow. but inside china, there's anger over the way the authorities have handled the outbreak, with censorship being stepped up, the very approach that experts say helped to accelerate the spread in the first place. our correspondent john sudworth reports. in this message, a medic complains about the quality of protective equipment. the video has now been blocked on the chinese internet. this one has been taken down too, a daughter crying out for her dead mother. ever since china silenced dr li wenliang who tried to warn about the dangers of the virus and later died from it, the censorship has been increasing. but the world health organization insists it is not its place to criticise. we are epidemiologists, not litigators. we know that the country has identified that there were shortcomings. it is not who's role at t

, matt gaetz.aetz was there for yesterday's budget vote, and he showed up for it wearing a gas mask. well, that's one way to prevent people from smelling the liquor on your breath. ( laughter ) picture wearing the gas mask. here he is surrounded by all of his friends. ( laughter ) i'd like to point out that he's the only guy who could wear a gas mask to work and still have the dumbest part of his outfit be his shoes. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) they're like clown feet but they didn't grow. one person actually taking the coronavirus seriously is bond, james bond. ♪ ♪ ( cheering ) yesterday, the new james bond movie was postponed over coronavirus fears. turns out that when the producers of the film heard about the coronavirus, they were shaken. and stirred.la ) ironically, the film is named "no time to die." ( laughter ) it didn't help that the bond girl is named pam demic. ( laughter ) i applaud the producers for putting public health ahead of their marketing schedule, but i think they can

gaetz made fun of the coronavirus response last week when he wore a biohazard mask on the house floor. matt schlapp who oversaw the conservative convention is also in self-quarantine. his wife, mercedes, was expected to be part of a women for trump bus tour with the president's daughter-in-law. the tour has now been delayed even as the president has yet to curtail his own campaign travel. >> o'donnell: and paula joins us from the white house. paula, as you mention, the president hasn't curtailed his own campaign schedule, but has anything changed at the white house complex itself? >> reporter: well, cbs news has learned that the white house is discouraging foreign officials from visiting, instead trying to get them to do meetings over the phone or via teleconference. a short time ago the president brief reporters at the white house. but he did not take questions. he promised to return tomorrow to brief us on possible economic relief for those impacted by the virus. norah? >> o'donnell: all right, paula, thank you. we want to turn to the other big story today. all of italy is going on

senator ted cruz and congressman matt gaetz, paul gosar, and doug collins are self-quarantining. they all interacted with an infected person at the cpac conference last month. congressman collins and gaetz both met with president trump in person since that conference ended. the white house says the president has not been tested for coronavirus. >>> well, as the virus spreads, more questions are being asked, so we'vereated the coronavirus crisis center. we want to make sure you have the information you need. among the questions, how do you wash your laundry if a family member has come into contact with someone who has the virus? first, don't shake the dirty clothes. then wash the clothes with the warmest water possible, preferably hot. it is safe to wash the clothes of an infected family member with the clothes of healthy family members since the hot water will kill the germs. but after, make sure that you disinfect your hamper. there are a lot of myths circulating on facebook and whatsa whatsapp, the world health organization and other medical experts say they're false. so let's

mr gaetz travelled with the president on air force one on monday.rnational community struggles to contain the spread of coronavirus, the world health organisation has praised china for its response, suggesting it's a model for others to follow. but inside china —— there's anger over the way the authorities have handled the outbreak. censorship is being stepped up an approach that experts say helped to accelerate the spread in the first place. our correspondent john sudworth reports. in this message, a medic complains about the quality of protective equipment. the video has now been blocked on the chinese internet. this one has been taken down too, a daughter crying out for her dead mother. ever since china silenced dr li wenliang who tried to warn about the dangers of the virus and later died from it, the censorship has been increasing. but the world health organization insists it is not its place to criticise. we are epidemiologists, not litigators. we know that the country has identified that there were shortcomings. it is not who's role at this s

gaetz said the house floor is a petri dish. as the virus spreads it is having more impact on daily life. >> employers are taking new precautions. airlines are cutting flights and stores are changing their policies. from airlines to coffee shop, businesses are beginning to take drastic measures as the coronavirus spreads. internioirlines is cutting by n ge feer ightrough the end of th. if you plan to fly doctors recommend following federal travel restrictions, and they warn don't rely on those masks that are flying off store shelves. instead simply wash your hands well and avoid touching your face. >> ensuring that if you've touched anything you go and wash your hands again. 20 seconds with soap. hand sanitizers also work. >> reporter: this series of photos going viral showing the difference between washing your hands with a simple rinse and shake and a prolonged wash with soap. at stores across the country workers are scrambling to stock up on supplies, prompting some to limit the number of certain products per customer. >> so

you might remember, congressman gaetz made light of the virus last week by wearing a gas mask on the house floor before one of his constituents died of the disease over the weekend. chairman of the group that hosts cpac matt sclapp said he's also interacted with the person infected. sclapp's potential exposure might put donald trump two degrees of separation away from the virus. we do know that matt shook donald trump's hand at the conference. joining our conversation is dr. frank esper. i think what people want more than anything is information. take us through the understanding of where this stands in terms of spreading in communities? >> you know, we're still under gaining a better grip of how much spread we're seeing within the communities. right now, you know, the early stages it was all about whether or not people traveled abroad. in the last two weeks, every area seems to have some evidence of community spread, spread within the united states. through travel to conferences, et cetera. we still don't know exactly where we stand as a country as a whole. but as the testing ramps

senator ted cruz of texas, congressman doug collins of georgia, paul gosar of arizona, and matt gaetzf florida, who thought it was amusing to tweet a photo of himself voting for coronavirus funding wearing a gas mask. gaetz was on a flight with president trump this afternoon, whose advisers are telling him to stop minimizing the coronavirus. >> reporter: the number of coronavirus cases in the united states is skyrocketing but some close to the president worry he's not taking it seriously enough. in dozens of tweets today trump dismissed concerns about the spread and blamed the news media for the plunging stock market. some advisers fear he's underplaying the potential danger with comments like this, comparing it with the common flu which experts say is predictable and well-known while the coronavirus is not. but as trump downplays the impact of the outbreak his top health official insists they're taking it seriously. >> make no mistake, this is a very serious health problem. nobody is trying to minimize that. >> reporter: the president spent his weekend conducting business as usual. i

one of them from the district congressman matt gaetz represents, who earlier this week wore a gas mask on the house floor. tonight, gaetz releasing a statement expressing sadness about the death, urging people to take the necessary precautions to minimize your exposure. people seen taking extra precaution. new video shows a costco worker in tampa wiping down shopping cart handles as customers enter the store. >> can i wipe the handle for you real quick? >> reporter: nationwide, at least 28 states have covid-19 infections, with new cases in california, oregon, and the first case of community spread in nebraska. the nba tonight telling teams to plan for the possibility of playing games without fans. superstar lebron james responding. >> if i show up to an arena and ain't no fans there, i ain't playing. >> reporter: and now, the nhl closing all locker rooms to the media over fears of the virus. >> stephanie ramos joins us now from the hospital where that new york lawyer is being treated. i want to go back to the uber driver. the company just released a statement about their driver who tes

those are big gaps that still rema remain. >> congressman gaetz apparently said they come in contact in the public. there's also a clear recognition that there's a clear potential price that this president will pay for the poor handling so far and the poor grades he's getting and for its potential impact on the stock market, things like that. are they paying too much attention to those political ramifications. >> first of all, i think it was disgraceful that matt gaetz is joking about it or bringing light. going out of his way to bring a gas mask to the house floor is not easy to do first of all and it shows extraordinary insensitivity about people who lost loved ones and who are scared about what's going on. if you want to see an effective government leader, look at andrew cuomo. he's been out in public explaining what's going on. he's providing information. he's raised a sense of urgency without creating a panic. that's what we expect from government. so the things that the doctor just ticked off are not questions that the rest of us should be wondering about. this is when we look

several republican lawmakers are now under self-quarantine they include congressman paul gosar, matt gaetz collins and senator ted cruz. they found out during the cpac convention in maryland they came in contact with a man who tested positive for coronavirus. congressman collins met with president trump last week during a visit to the cdc and last week congressman gaetz was on air force 1 with the president. none of the lawmakers is showing symptoms. finally our fox news team in rome is reporting the italian prime minister has put the entire country on lockdown asking all citizens to remain in their homes. no traveling, no public gatherings including bars and restaurants. martha. >> martha: boy, that's going to be tough on them and on the italian economy. trace, thank you very much. so joining me now stephen moore former senior economic advisor to president trump. steve, good to see you tonight. >> hi, martha. >> martha: what did you make of the measures. hi there what did you make of the measures that the president just announced? >> well, look, boy, what a difference a few days makes. fr

matt gaetz, we mentioned him in the monologue, he's one of your colleagues he's a republican.he did with matching shoes. >> seth: with the matching shoes. [ light laughter ] yeah, i feel like nobody -- nobody's ever worn that mask has worn those shoes [ laughter ] >> no. no >> seth: that's a real first >> i will say, i have days in congress where i feel like wearing a mask like that >> seth: yeah. just not for, like, corona or anything, just for the - >> no, no, just the debates. >> seth: yeah. >> the toxicity. >> seth: yeah. is it helpful when somebody goes through an important vote like that wearing a gas mask? >> no, of course it's not helpful. [ laughter ] we -- we're not here to incite panic. >> seth: yeah. >> seth: i will say, he doesn't look panicked. he's just fully texting. >> yeah, he doesn't. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> i do want to ask representative gaetz how often he washes his hands. >> seth: yeah. [ laughter ] that would be a good question, because then you don't need the gas mask if you just do that basic stuff. one of the things that, you know, a lot of pe

but matt gaetz deserves some digging into. wore a gas mask on the house floor during the vote to combat the coronavirus. the stunt seemed less funny two days later when one of his constituents died. gaetz was on air force one when he found out he had come into contact with the coronavirus carrier. he already spent much of the weekend at mar-a-lago, glad handing with the president and his family. the white house says trump has not been tested, but this is thankfully one case where trump's hand sanitizer habits should come in very handy. we hope everyone at the white house and congress remains safe. president's predilection for clean hands doesn't always extent to his state of mind. while the stock market was in free fall, he was tweeting about obama, fake news, the deep state and the democratic primary. he claimed democrats are trying to smear bernie with russia, russia, russia, railed against very bad sick people in our government, people he says who do not love our country, he threw out this nonsense, the obama/biden administ

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you know gaetz. he is the same republican this time, they're coming after him now for making a joke about the outbreak, on the house floor last week, by wearing a mask. i guarantee, you he does not think it is as funny now. representative doug collins of georgia also came in close contact with the president this friday. you can even see they shook hands. he is among those in isolation along with trump's newly-picked chief of staff, mark meadows. look, let's be clear. there's nothing, there's no pleasure to be taken in this. god willing, they are all fine. okay? and right now, they're all okay. but it does speak to the seriousness, okay? and how scary this can seem. even with these people now putting themselves into self-quarantine, it is still better safe than sorry. you're going to hear about more cases. the president himself, he appeared at the white house tonight, at the latest briefing on the crisis, but left before the big question. has he been tested? here's his vice president's answer. >> let

line him is representative matt gaetz. he was told on air force one that he had to isolate himself because he came in contact with that person at cpac. that is exactly what happened. matt gaetz sat in a different portion of the plane. no one else was with him, isolating himself. others, representative doug collins, senator ted cruz as well as representative azar or gosar, i'm sorry, have all quarantined themselves because of the person they came in contact with at cpac there. states, ohio, new york, latest to declare emergencies related to this. the port authority director of new york, new jersey, said he tested positive. he had been visiting airports in recent days in that area there. so, liz, everyone taking this very seriously. again waiting on president trump to come into that room and lead this briefing. elizabeth: markets are on the cusp of a bear market, all three major indices down more than 7% each, s&p, nasdaq and the dow. the dow is now trading at january 2019 levels. three things hitting markets. not just coron

sources, joining us to talk about the president's national emergency declaration is congressman matt gaetz we are delighted to see you now out of self-quarantine. and enjoying the florida weather. good to have you with us. >> i'm 37 years old, you don't have to worry about me. but we may have to get you down to florida and out of new york if this thing starts ripping through gotham. lou: i couldn't agree more about being important. but i think you are talking about being and and infirm. but i will take it under consideration. it's great to have you with us. it's good to see you out of the quarantine, even if self-imposed. it's quite a remarkable time. the president driving the market higher with his national emergency declaration. it was one of those things -- the president said to me, i don't know if you saw it, a signed graph of the market taking off from the moment he began that news conference. if you are a democrat in this country thinking about playing politics with the coronavirus. i would think that chart would dissuade. >> there is no doubt the president's words brought greater co

congressman matt gaetz aboard air force one today also came into contact with that cpac attendee. >> nancy, it's all pretty unbelievable. i know you have new reporting on the blame game going on behind the scenes. >> yes. a number of white house officials that i talked to today -- today was just a very rough day for them, not just the ock market being down but i think that the plunge in the oil price market really also hurt them. i was told by some white house officials that that was really what prompted the idea of the need for economic stimulus today. but meanwhile behind the scenes, white house officials were really just starting to blame one another. there was frustration with the national security council for not being on top of this earlier when the coronavirus really came to light in china. people were blaming the vice president's office for the communications and messaging. there was just a ton of people pointing fingers at different factions or different groups in the white house, and that really doesn't help the strategy or messaging when the coronavirus the u.s. very quick