Peter sends a lot of memos. (not me)

https://archive.is/PdncS#selection-1103.85-1103.113

april 8 2020

Q And, Mr. President, just a follow-up on something from yesterday,
and a quick just yes or no question. Yesterday, you said you had not
seen Peter Navarro's memo on the coronavirus back in January and
February 23rd.
THE PRESIDENT: Yeah.
Q Were you ever briefed on those memos? Did you ever discuss those
memos with anybody on your —
THE PRESIDENT: I don't remember that. I've now seen the memo. I saw
it. It was — Peter sends a lot of memos. I didn't see the memo. As
you know, World Health was saying that was not correct because, at the
time, they called it wrong.
But I didn't see the memo. But I acted as quickly as — people were
shocked that I acted so quickly. And everybody thought I was wrong
because I did act so quickly as you know, with respect to closing the
borders — with respect not only to China, but with Europe I closed the
borders. And I think that was very important.
But, no, I didn't see the memo at the time. But I have seen it since.
Yeah, please.
Q One other quick question —
THE PRESIDENT: Wait a minute, Jim. Let me — let me do a couple of
others. We'll go back.
Q The head of the World Health Organization today warned against
politicizing —
THE PRESIDENT: I agree with that.
Q And he said that the consequence of this politicization could
actually create "more body bags." It's a pretty vivid image. What —
what do you believe the consequences of the U.S. pulling out its
funding of the WHO would actually be (inaudible) like this?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, I think when you say more body bags, I think we
would have done — and he would have been much better serving the
people that he's supposed to serve if they gave a correct analysis. I
mean, everything was, I said, China-centric: "Everything was going to
be fine. No human to human. Keep the borders open." He wanted me to
keep the borders open. I closed the borders despite him, and that was
a hard decision to make at the time.
We were all together, and we made a decision against the World Health
Organization. So when he says "politicizing," he's politicizing.
That shouldn't be.
But, look, we spent $450 billion, $452 billion. Almost $500 billion
last year. Hundreds of billions in previous years. And they got to
do better than that. They got to do better. When you talk about
politics, I can't believe — he's talking about politics when look at
the relationship they have to China.
So China spends $42 million, we spend $450 million, and everything
seems to be China's way. That's not right. It's not fair to us, and
honestly, it's not fair to the world.
Okay. Question in the back. Yeah.