In Navarros second memo, dated 23 February, he urged for immediate funding to minimize economic and social disruption.

Any member of the Task Force who wants to be cautious about appropriating funds for a crisis that could inflict trillions of dollars in economic damage and take millions of lives has come to the wrong administration, Navarro wrote.

But at a press gaggle on 24 February, Navarro assured that coronavirus was nothing to worry about for the American people under Trumps leadership.

Since the day that President Trump pulled down the flights from China to the US, he has been actively leading the situation in terms of this crisis with the task force. Nothing to worry about for the American people.

This countrys done a beautiful job under [the] presidents leadership [sic] in terms of managing this situation. Hes working on a daily basis with the task force and were taking steps to anticipate where the pucks gonna be. Were skating there in defense of the American people and the American economy. So you can be sure youre that in great hands with the Trump administration.

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