White House trade adviser Peter Navarro issued a dire warning in late January of the potential for coronavirus to cost the U.S. economy trillions of dollars and claim half a million American lives, multiple sources confirm to ABC News.
Newly-surfaced memos show Trump trader adviser Navarro warned the White House in January of dire consequencesTask force says mitigation, social distancing appears to be flattening the curve in some areasA White House coronavirus task force briefing is scheduled for 5 p.m.President Donald Trump addresses the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2020.
The existence of the memos, which represent the first high-level warning of the virus circulated within the White House, was first reported by theIn his January memo, Navarro made a case for an immediate travel ban on China. Days later, President Trump announced tight restrictions on travel from China.
Surgeon General Jerome Adams also said he had not seen the memorandums but acknowledged that the virus has"humbled many of us" in government. While he said it's going to be"a hard and tough week," Adams also said he's encouraged by evidence that some U.S. hot spot locations like Washington and California having seen cases come down, demonstrating that"the American people have the power to change the trajectory of this epidemic if we come together."
On the lack of a national stay-at-home order, Adams was careful not to break with the president and emphasized that local governments have the real enforcement capabilities and applauded the American people for voluntarily abiding by social distancing practices.After less than a year on the job, White House press secretary and communications director Stephanie Grisham is stepping down, according to senior Trump administration officials.
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