总统唐纳德·特朗普周四上午，我来到白宫简报室，兜售显示6月份新增480万个就业岗位的新就业数据，称之为“惊人的消息”
2020年7月2日，唐纳德·特朗普总统抵达白宫简报室，向媒体发表讲话。特朗普总统谈到了经济和最近的就业数字。奇普·索莫杰维拉/盖蒂图像公司
“今天的公告证明，我们的经济正在从经济衰退的影响中恢复”冠状病毒特朗普说，流行病。
经济专家表示，这些数字可能具有欺骗性，在失业率再次上升之前，这些数字只是暂时的回升。
2020年7月2日，唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫布雷迪简报室向媒体发表讲话。吉姆·沃森/法新社通过盖蒂图片
他间接承认了全国范围内“一些我们正在灭火的地方，火灾”新病例的记录激增。
总统说，他的政府正与州长合作应对日益恶化的危机。“除掉火焰，”特朗普说它正在发生。"
“危机正在得到处理，”他说。
特朗普总统:“州政府官员将决定如何快速开放他们的经济——这在很大程度上取决于他们。如果我们看到一些异乎寻常的东西，我们已经和其中的几个联系在一起了...我们希望看到教堂迅速开放。”https://t.co/uCt5r1j6ROpic.twitter.com/BK3CcdMHnS
——美国广播公司新闻政治(@美国广播公司政治)2020年7月2日
特朗普预测第三季度也会很强劲。
“好消息是，这些数字将在选举前公布，所以人们将能够看到这些，”他补充道。
总统在没有回答任何问题的情况下离开后，他的经济顾问继续为政府在冠状病毒中重启经济的努力辩护，尽管自那以后一些州由于案件激增不得不改变方向。
“我不会说相反的话，我会说各州适当地暂停了某些事情，比如酒吧和健身房，这显然是更具传染性的事情，我认为各州采取了适当的行动，”财政部长姆努钦说，他淡化了一些州不得不取消重新开放的事实。
当被问及白宫是否后悔鼓励各州这么快重新开放时，穆努钦回答说:“绝对不会。我认为我们已经有了一个非常仔细的计划，再次与美国合作。这主要是国家的责任。"
尽管穆努钦试图将主要责任放在各州身上，但他表示，他认为各州已经达成了“正确的平衡，我们正与各州在健康问题和经济问题上进行合作”。
“如果你必须逐步淘汰酒吧，就像史蒂文说的那样，那么就这样吧，几个星期以来，我认为有些地方可能已经过度繁荣了，”总统的顶级经济学家拉里·库德洛补充道。
Mnuchin还为总统不戴口罩进行辩护，尽管政府现在鼓励公众戴口罩。
“因为他是美国总统，周围的人都不在他身边，周围的人都在接受考验，我认为他不需要戴面具，但我们其余人和总统绝对支持戴面具，”穆努钦说。
他在开场白中指出，他和库德洛没有戴口罩，因为他们都经过了测试。
在被美国广播公司新闻部首席白宫记者乔纳森·卡尔(Jonathan Karl)问及他是否担心新的失业人数上升时，穆努钦表示，“我们会一直担心，直到每个人都回到工作岗位为止，但他说，这些数字必须在当前形势的背景下加以考虑，他认为重点应该放在就业数字上，他说这些数字是“最准确的数字”
穆努钦简要谈到了政府计划与国会谈判的额外援助。“将会有一些企业受到特别严重的打击，我们将考虑给这些企业额外的资金，”穆努钦说。
财政部长史蒂文·姆努钦表示，下一阶段的刺激措施可能包括向学校提供资金，以便它们能够安全地重新开放:“我认为在大多数情况下，学校将能够安全地开放。有些学校需要花钱。”https://t.co/uCt5r1j6ROpic.twitter.com/uQCQvhYYFt
——美国广播公司新闻政治(@美国广播公司政治)2020年7月2日
Mnuchin还表示，联邦政府正在“与学校和大学合作”，以确保学生在秋季能够安全返回学校。
“我认为在大多数情况下，学校将能够安全地开放。他表示，一些学校需要花钱，并暗示政府将“绝对”支持下一轮刺激计划中的资金，以支持那些可能需要在设备和其他资源上进行支出、以顾及社会距离的学校。
Trump claims new jobs numbers show economy is 'roaring back' from coronavirus
PresidentDonald Trumpcame to the White House briefing room Thursday morning to tout new employment numbers showing that 4.8 million jobs were added in June, calling it "spectacular news."
"Today's announcement proves that our economy is roaring back" from the impact of thecoronaviruspandemic, Trump said.
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Economic experts have said the numbers could be deceptive, showing only a temporary comeback before unemployment rises again.
He indirectly acknowledged the nationwide record surge in new cases in "some places where we're putting out the flames, the fires."
The president said his administration was working with governors to deal with the worsening crisis. "Getting rid of the flame, Trump said. "It's happening."
"The crisis is being handled," he said.
President Trump: “State officials will decide how rapidly to open their economics — that’s largely up to them. If we see something that’s egregious, we’ve gotten involved with a couple of them ... we’d like to see churches open quickly.”https://t.co/uCt5r1j6ROpic.twitter.com/BK3CcdMHnS
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics)July 2, 2020
Trump predicted a strong third quarter as well.
"The good thing is the numbers will be coming out just prior to the election, so people will be able to see those," he added.
After the president departed without taking questions, his economic advisers continued to defend the administration's push to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus even as some states have since had to reverse course due to a surge in cases.
“I wouldn't say reverse, I would say the states appropriately are pausing certain things, like bars and gyms, which obviously are the more contagious types of things, and I think that the states are acting appropriately,” Treasury Secretary Mnuchin said as he played down the fact that some states have had to roll back their reopenings.
Asked if the White House regretted encouraging states to reopen so quickly, Mnuchin replied: "Absolutely not. I think we've had a very careful plan, again, working with the states. This is primarily the states' responsibility."
While Mnuchin sought to place primary responsibility on the states, he said he thinks they have struck "the right balance and we're working with the states on the health issues and the economic issues."
"If you have to phase out, as Steven said, phase out bars, so be it, for a few weeks, I think some places might have been over-exuberant," the president's top economic Larry Kudlow added.
Mnuchin also defended the president’s not wearing masks even as the administration is now encouraging the general public to wear them.
“Because he’s the president of the United States and people are not around him close and the people who are around are tested, I don't think he needs to wear a mask, but the rest of us and absolutely in the president support wearing a mask,” Mnuchin said.
He noted in his opening remarks that he and Kudlow were not wearing masks because they had both been tested.
Asked by ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl if he’s concerned about new unemployment claims rising, Mnuchin said “we're going to be concerned until every single person is back to work but said the numbers have to be considered within the context of the current situation and argued that the focus should be on the jobs numbers, which he said are “the most accurate numbers”
Mnuchin spoke briefly about additional assistance the administration plans to negotiate with Congress. "There are going to be a number of businesses that are particularly hard hit, and we're going to be looking at giving those businesses additional money," Mnuchin said.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says that the next phase of stimulus relief could include providing funding to schools so they can safely re-open: “I think in most cases schools will be able to open safely. some school will need to spend money.”https://t.co/uCt5r1j6ROpic.twitter.com/uQCQvhYYFt
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics)July 2, 2020
Mnuchin also said the federal government is "working with schools and universities" to make sure students can return to school safely in the fall.
“I think in most cases schools will be able to open safely. Some schools will need to spend money,” he said, suggesting the administration will “absolutely” support funding in the next stimulus to support schools that may need to spend on equipment and other resources to allow for social distancing.
