Speaking for Myself, by Sarah Huckabee Sanders: on Health Care

Donald Trump: COVID: Supported China travel ban and national emergency

On Jan. 31, President Trump had declared the coronavirus a public health emergency and announced travel restrictions for China. While the president and his team were starting preparations in the event of an outbreak in the US, many leading Democrats in Washington were too distracted by impeachment to care about the emerging threat.

Despite criticism from Democrats and the media, the president made the right call with the travel ban. He was also right to declare a national emergency and implement social distancing guidelines--not forever, but until we flattened the curve--which likely prevented the failure of hospitals and prevented many American deaths.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders: National emergency on coronavirus in January 2020

I talked to President Trump on the phone the day he declared a national emergency. "The American people want you to lead and be strong on this," I said. "Your decision today was a good one. Keep it up."

Despite criticism from Democrats and the media, the president made the right call with the travel ban. He was also right to declare a national emergency and implement social distancing guidelines--not forever, but until we flattened the curve--which likely prevented the failure of hospitals and prevented many American deaths.