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President Donald Trump held an April 14th coronavirus press conference from the Rose Garden. He announced that he is halting funding of the WHO pending a review of their coronavirus response. He also backed off on claims of his power to “reopen” states from yesterday. Read the full transcript here.

Donald Trump held his daily COVID-19 press briefing on April 13. Read the full transcript here.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson released an Easter announcement online after being released from the hospital, recovering from COVID-19. Read the full transcript of his speech.

Admiral William H. McRaven gave a commencement speech at the University of Texas often referred to as the “Make Your Bed” speech.

In a TED Talk from 2015, Bill Gates warned that the world is not prepared for an epidemic, pandemic, or outbreak. This feels all too relevant with the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Read the full transcript of his TED Talk here.

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.