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Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One Departure

May 15, 2020

South Lawn
5:05 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: So we'll be going to Camp David. We have a lot of meetings scheduled. I think they'll be very successful meetings. We're getting a lot of gear out. We're getting a lot of gowns out – protective equipment. And the governors have all been very thankful. We received a lot of calls today from governors. They're very thankful for the job we're doing. And that's good.

Do you have any questions? Please.

Q Yeah, what's the topic of the discussion at Camp David this weekend?

THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead.

Q What's the topic of the discussion at Camp David this weekend?

THE PRESIDENT: So we have a lot of discussions going on at Camp David, some military and some other than military. We'll probably report back on it on Monday.

Q Why are you not wanting to talk to President Xi right now, of China?

THE PRESIDENT: I just don't want to talk to him right now. We'll – we'll see what happens over the next little while. They're buying a lot of our material. They're spending a lot on the trade deal, but the trade deal – I don't know, somehow I lost a little flavor for it. You can understand.

Go ahead.

Q Sir, how many ventilators are you sending to India?

THE PRESIDENT: We're sending a lot of ventilators to India. I spoke to Prime Minister Modi, and we're sending quite a few ventilators to India. We have a tremendous supply of ventilators . So –

Q Mr. President? Mr. President, right here.

Q Sir, who do you think should go to jail, sir?

THE PRESIDENT: Go ahead. Go ahead.

Q Mr. President, what do you make of the images of people with guns, weapons showing up at the Michigan capitol?

THE PRESIDENT: Say it?

Q What do you make of the images of people with weapons showing up at the Michigan capitol to protest? Are you okay with that?

THE PRESIDENT: I haven't seen it.

Q You haven't seen those pictures?

THE PRESIDENT: You'll have to – you'll have to tell me.

Yeah, go ahead.

Q Should a vaccine be free?

THE PRESIDENT: We're looking at that, actually. But we're making a lot of progress on vaccines. But we'll be speaking to you very soon, and I think we're going to have a very good couple of meetings at Camp David.

Thank you.

END 5:07 P.M. EDT