Coronavirus: Murphy's Warning

Skullduggery

Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Victoria Bassetti

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4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First off, Murphy joins us from the road just after the Senate passed their $2 trillion economic rescue package, what it took to get it done, and why it took so long. Then Johnson walks us through his past experience of dealing with a crisis and what we should expect moving forward.

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0:00.0	On February 5th, top Trump administration officials briefed US senators on the steps they were
0:07.1	taking to deal with the coronavirus threat emanating from China.
0:12.0	The gist of the message seemed to track the comments from President Trump.
0:15.7	No need to be unduly alarmed, we got this under control.
0:20.0	But one senator, Democrat Chris Murphy of Connecticut, was more than a little concerned.
0:26.1	Just left the administration briefing on coronavirus he tweeted that day.
0:30.6	Bottom line, they aren't taking this seriously enough.
0:34.3	Notably, no request for any emergency funding, which is a big mistake.
0:39.8	Local health systems need supplies, training, screening staff, etc.
0:44.7	And they need it now.
0:46.7	Today, with the number of coronavirus cases inside the US about to hit 100,000, and the number
0:53.1	of deaths close to 1,500, Murphy's reaction seems positively prophetic.
0:59.3	We'll talk to Senator Murphy on where and why the Trump administration dropped the ball.
1:04.5	And we'll get a take from Jay Johnson, President Obama's former Homeland Security Secretary,
1:09.5	on this episode of Skull Duggery.
1:13.0	Because people have got to know whether or not they're President of the crop.
1:21.7	Well, I'm not a crop.
1:22.7	I told the American people I did not trade arms for hostage.
1:26.2	My heart and my best intentions still tell me that's true, but the facts and the evidence
1:31.0	tell me it is not.
1:32.2	I did not have sexual relations with that woman.
1:36.3	There will be no lies.
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