LIZ, BACK TO YOU. LIZ: DEIRDRE, GREAT TO SEE YOU.

LIZ: DEIRDRE, GREAT TO SEE YOU. TO REPUBLICAN SENATOR

TO REPUBLICAN SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, NOW BLASTING

MARCO RUBIO, NOW BLASTING DEMOCRATS, NANCY PELOSI AND

DEMOCRATS, NANCY PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER, SAYING ELECTED

CHUCK SCHUMER, SAYING ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING

OFFICIALS SHOULD NOT BE PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE CORONAVIRUS,

POLITICS WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, TRYING TO SCORE POINTS AS PEOPLE

TRYING TO SCORE POINTS AS PEOPLE ARE GETTING SICK AND DYING.

ARE GETTING SICK AND DYING. LOOK WHO IS HERE?

LOOK WHO IS HERE? 2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL

2020 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, TULSI GABBARD THE

CANDIDATE, TULSI GABBARD THE FIRST FEMALE COMBAT VETERAN TO

FIRST FEMALE COMBAT VETERAN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY.

RUN FOR PRESIDENCY. THE CONGRESSWOMAN OF HAWAII IS

THE CONGRESSWOMAN OF HAWAII IS WAR VETERAN OF TWO TOURS OF DUTY

WAR VETERAN OF TWO TOURS OF DUTY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

IN THE MIDDLE EAST. A MAJOR IN THE U.S. ARMY

A MAJOR IN THE U.S. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

NATIONAL GUARD. SERVED ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ARMED

SERVED ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ARMED SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY

SERVICES, HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEES.

COMMITTEES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, CONGRESSWOMAN, WELCOME.

CONGRESSWOMAN, WELCOME. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF POLITICAL

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF POLITICAL ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT OVER

ATTACKS ON THE PRESIDENT OVER THE RESPONSE HERE?

THE RESPONSE HERE? >> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PLAY

>> NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO PLAY POLITICS.

POLITICS. THE PRESIDENT, LEADERS IN

THE PRESIDENT, LEADERS IN CONGRESS, THE HOUSE AND SENATE,

CONGRESS, THE HOUSE AND SENATE, EVERY AMERICAN WE NEED TO COME

EVERY AMERICAN WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER TO TREAT THE SITUATION

TOGETHER TO TREAT THE SITUATION WITH THE SERIOUSNESS THAT IT

WITH THE SERIOUSNESS THAT IT DESERVES.

DESERVES. SETTING ASIDE PARTISAN BICKERING

SETTING ASIDE PARTISAN BICKERING WHEN REALLY THERE IS A VERY REAL

WHEN REALLY THERE IS A VERY REAL THREAT TO THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING

THREAT TO THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND LIVES OF THE AMERICAN

AND LIVES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

PEOPLE. WE HAVE GOT TO TREAT THE

WE HAVE GOT TO TREAT THE SITUATION AS THOUGH THERE IS A

SITUATION AS THOUGH THERE IS A WAR-TIME SETTING EXCEPT NOW THE

WAR-TIME SETTING EXCEPT NOW THE ENEMY IS THIS VIRUS, THAT POSES

ENEMY IS THIS VIRUS, THAT POSES A THREAT TO THE LIVES OF THE

A THREAT TO THE LIVES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO DEDICATE BEST

WE HAVE TO DEDICATE BEST RESOURCES, DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS,

RESOURCES, DOCTORS, SCIENTISTS, TRAINING, TESTING KITS WE NEED

TRAINING, TESTING KITS WE NEED TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS

TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS THREAT TAKING AHOLD AND

THREAT TAKING AHOLD AND AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THIS

AFFECTING PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY.

COUNTRY. LIZ: YEAH.

LIZ: YEAH. WE’RE WATCHING WHAT SCIENTISTS

WE’RE WATCHING WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE SAYING OUT OF CHINA AND

ARE SAYING OUT OF CHINA AND EUROPE, THAT THIS IS STRONGER

EUROPE, THAT THIS IS STRONGER THAN CZARS.

THAN CZARS. IT IS AN HIV-LIKE MUTATION.

IT IS AN HIV-LIKE MUTATION. MEANS IT HAS THE ABILITY IN THAT

MEANS IT HAS THE ABILITY IN THAT SENSE TO MORE POWERFULLY BIND TO

SENSE TO MORE POWERFULLY BIND TO HUMAN CELLS.

HUMAN CELLS. UP TO 1000 TIMES STRONG THAN

UP TO 1000 TIMES STRONG THAN CZARS.

CZARS. TO YOUR POINT, CONGRESSWOMAN,

TO YOUR POINT, CONGRESSWOMAN, CNN BRIAN STELTER TWEETED OUT,

CNN BRIAN STELTER TWEETED OUT, SINCE THE DAWN OF THE TRUMP ERA,

SINCE THE DAWN OF THE TRUMP ERA, COUNTLESS EXPERTS WARNED THAT

COUNTLESS EXPERTS WARNED THAT THE PRESIDENT’S LACK OF

THE PRESIDENT’S LACK OF CREDIBILITY WILL IMPERIL THE

CREDIBILITY WILL IMPERIL THE COUNTRY IN A EMERGENCY.

COUNTRY IN A EMERGENCY. AS CORONAVIRUS WORSENS, THOSE

AS CORONAVIRUS WORSENS, THOSE FEARS MAY BE COMING TRUE.

FEARS MAY BE COMING TRUE. CNN DID CUT OUT OF THE

CNN DID CUT OUT OF THE PRESIDENT’S PRESS CONFERENCE AND

PRESIDENT’S PRESS CONFERENCE AND BRIAN STELTER TWEETED THAT OUT.

BRIAN STELTER TWEETED THAT OUT. YOUR REACTION?

YOUR REACTION? >> THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR

>> THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR FINGERPOINTING.

FINGERPOINTING. THIS IS TIME FOR ACTION.

THIS IS TIME FOR ACTION. THINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE

THINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE SOONER.

SOONER. WE’RE RECOGNIZING WHERE GAPS

WE’RE RECOGNIZING WHERE GAPS EXIST.

EXIST. NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION. WE’RE SEEING THERE IS VAST

WE’RE SEEING THERE IS VAST SHORTAGE OF TESTING KITS IN THIS

SHORTAGE OF TESTING KITS IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THE CDC HAS VERY

COUNTRY WHERE THE CDC HAS VERY NARROW BIDE LINES WHO THEY ARE

NARROW BIDE LINES WHO THEY ARE WILLING TO TEST.

WILLING TO TEST. I THINK THE CASE IN CALIFORNIA

I THINK THE CASE IN CALIFORNIA VERY CLEARLY POINTING OUT WHERE

VERY CLEARLY POINTING OUT WHERE THOSE GAPS NEED TO BE FILLED.

THOSE GAPS NEED TO BE FILLED. WE HAVE TO HAVE TESTING KITS AT

WE HAVE TO HAVE TESTING KITS AT EVERY SINGLE HEALTH CARE

EVERY SINGLE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, TESTING KITS AT OUR

FACILITY, TESTING KITS AT OUR SCHOOLS, AT OUR PORTS OF ENTRY,

SCHOOLS, AT OUR PORTS OF ENTRY, FIRST-RESPONDERS.

FIRST-RESPONDERS. MAKE SURE THOSE COMING IN HEY, I

MAKE SURE THOSE COMING IN HEY, I HAVE A CONCERN, THOSE COMING

HAVE A CONCERN, THOSE COMING FROM COUNTRIES WHERE WE’RE

FROM COUNTRIES WHERE WE’RE SEEING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS

SEEING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS OCCURRING, THEY HAVE TO BE

OCCURRING, THEY HAVE TO BE TESTED BEFORE THEY EVEN GET ON

TESTED BEFORE THEY EVEN GET ON THAT PLANE.

THAT PLANE. LIZ: THE PRESIDENT IS ACCUSING

LIZ: THE PRESIDENT IS ACCUSING SPEAKER PELOSI TRYING TO CREATE

SPEAKER PELOSI TRYING TO CREATE A PANIC.

A PANIC. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DID A FACT

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DID A FACT CHECK OF THE DEMOCRATS SAYING

CHECK OF THE DEMOCRATS SAYING YOU’RE WRONG TO SAY THE

YOU’RE WRONG TO SAY THE PRESIDENT CUT BUDGETS FOR CDC,

PRESIDENT CUT BUDGETS FOR CDC, NIH.

NIH. THE PRESIDENT MADE A BUDGET

THE PRESIDENT MADE A BUDGET REQUEST THAT HAS NOT BEEN

REQUEST THAT HAS NOT BEEN ENACTED.

ENACTED. YOUR REACTION TO WHAT IS GOING

YOUR REACTION TO WHAT IS GOING ON IN IRAN, GET YOUR THOUGHTS.

ON IN IRAN, GET YOUR THOUGHTS. IRAN, THE REGIME OF IRAN ACCUSED

IRAN, THE REGIME OF IRAN ACCUSED OF COVERING UP THE SPREAD OF THE

OF COVERING UP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS THERE AND CENSORING OFF

VIRUS THERE AND CENSORING OFF HOMEPAGES OF MAJOR LOCAL MEDIA

HOMEPAGES OF MAJOR LOCAL MEDIA TO INCREASE LAST WEEK’S ELECTION

TO INCREASE LAST WEEK’S ELECTION TURNOUT TO SHOW HARD-LINERS ARE

TURNOUT TO SHOW HARD-LINERS ARE STILL IN CHARGE.

STILL IN CHARGE. REACTION WHAT IS GOING ON IN

REACTION WHAT IS GOING ON IN IRAN?

IRAN? >> LOOK IT IS CONCERN ANYWHERE

>> LOOK IT IS CONCERN ANYWHERE IF THEY’RE NOT TAKING

IF THEY’RE NOT TAKING PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO PREVENT

PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS, THAT

THE SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS, THAT POSES A THREAT, NOT ONLY TO THE

POSES A THREAT, NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAN OR IN CHINA OR

PEOPLE OF IRAN OR IN CHINA OR JAPAN OR SOUTH KOREA OR ITALY

JAPAN OR SOUTH KOREA OR ITALY BUT, WE LIVE IN A VERY SMALL

BUT, WE LIVE IN A VERY SMALL GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

GLOBAL COMMUNITY. TO APPROACH THIS FROM ISOLATED

TO APPROACH THIS FROM ISOLATED PERSPECTIVE IS A CAUSE FOR

PERSPECTIVE IS A CAUSE FOR FAILURE FOR ALL OF US.

FAILURE FOR ALL OF US. IT IS WHY I BELIEVE STRONGLY

IT IS WHY I BELIEVE STRONGLY JUST AS THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS

JUST AS THE ADMINISTRATION SAYS THEY ARE WORKING, THEY HAVE GOT

THEY ARE WORKING, THEY HAVE GOT COMMUNICATIONS WITH LEADERS IN

COMMUNICATIONS WITH LEADERS IN JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, WE ALSO

JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE

HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE WORKING WITH THE COUNTRY LIKE

WORKING WITH THE COUNTRY LIKE IRAN AND NOT ALLOW THIS

IRAN AND NOT ALLOW THIS ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP TO GET

ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP TO GET IN THE WAY OF PROTECTING THE

IN THE WAY OF PROTECTING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BOTH THE

SAFETY AND SECURITY OF BOTH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND PREVENTING

AMERICAN PEOPLE AND PREVENTING THIS FROM BEGINNING A PANDEMIC

THIS FROM BEGINNING A PANDEMIC THAT SPREADS AROUND THE WORLD.

THAT SPREADS AROUND THE WORLD. I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT FOREIGN

I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY AS DOMESTIC POLICY.

POLICY AS DOMESTIC POLICY. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE WHY IT’S

THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE WHY IT’S CRITICAL.

CRITICAL. AS PRESIDENT I WILL LEAD WITH A

AS PRESIDENT I WILL LEAD WITH A FOREIGN POLICY FOCUSED ON

FOREIGN POLICY FOCUSED ON COOPERATION RATHER THAN KIND OF

COOPERATION RATHER THAN KIND OF CONFRONTATIONAL APPROACH WE’VE

CONFRONTATIONAL APPROACH WE’VE SEEN MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE

SEEN MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO WORK WITH OTHER

FOR US TO WORK WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, EVEN THOSE WITH

COUNTRIES, EVEN THOSE WITH SERIOUS DIFFERENCES ON AREAS OF

SERIOUS DIFFERENCES ON AREAS OF SHARED INTEREST, PREVENTING A

SHARED INTEREST, PREVENTING A PANDEMIC, LIKE TACKLING

PANDEMIC, LIKE TACKLING COUNTERTERRORISM, NUCLEAR

COUNTERTERRORISM, NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION AND SO MANY

NON-PROLIFERATION AND SO MANY OTHERS.

OTHERS. >> YOU KNOW THE CRACKS IN THE

>> YOU KNOW THE CRACKS IN THE REGIME’S CREDIBILITY IN IRAN IS

REGIME’S CREDIBILITY IN IRAN IS INCREASING BY THE DAY.

INCREASING BY THE DAY. WE HAVE SHOWN THIS VIDEO.

WE HAVE SHOWN THIS VIDEO. WE’LL SHOW IT AGAIN.

WE’LL SHOW IT AGAIN. TRULY I UNBELIEVABLE,

TRULY I UNBELIEVABLE, CONGRESSWOMAN.

CONGRESSWOMAN. IRAN’S DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER

IRAN’S DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER APPEARED ON IRAN STATE TV TO

APPEARED ON IRAN STATE TV TO DENY COVERING UP THE OUTBREAK

DENY COVERING UP THE OUTBREAK BUT LITERALLY BEING SEEN GETTING

BUT LITERALLY BEING SEEN GETTING THE CORONAVIRUS ON CAMERA.

THE CORONAVIRUS ON CAMERA. HE IS IN QUARANTINE.

HE IS IN QUARANTINE. WE HAVE IRAN’S FORMER AMBASSADOR

WE HAVE IRAN’S FORMER AMBASSADOR TO THE VATICAN PASSED AWAY FROM

TO THE VATICAN PASSED AWAY FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.

THE CORONAVIRUS. IRAN’S VICE PRESIDENT ALSO

IRAN’S VICE PRESIDENT ALSO CONTRACTED IT.

CONTRACTED IT. THIS SAME REGIME, CONGRESSMAN,

THIS SAME REGIME, CONGRESSMAN, YOU’RE AWE WEAR OF THIS

YOU’RE AWE WEAR OF THIS THREATENED MIDDLE EAST WITH

THREATENED MIDDLE EAST WITH BALLISTIC MISSILES, DRONES,

BALLISTIC MISSILES, DRONES, THREATENED TO SHUT THE STRAIT OF

THREATENED TO SHUT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

HORMUZ. ARE YOU SEEING CREDIBILITY

ARE YOU SEEING CREDIBILITY ISSUES WITH THE REGIME?

ISSUES WITH THE REGIME? >> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO

>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO STAY VERY MISSION FOCUSED ON

STAY VERY MISSION FOCUSED ON CRISIS AND THREAT BEFORE US.

CRISIS AND THREAT BEFORE US. THERE IS NO QUESTION THERE ARE

THERE IS NO QUESTION THERE ARE ISSUES THERE.

ISSUES THERE. THERE ARE LONGSTANDING CONCERNS

THERE ARE LONGSTANDING CONCERNS THAT IRAN FOREIGN POLICY

THAT IRAN FOREIGN POLICY CONVERSATION IS ONE THAT NEEDS

CONVERSATION IS ONE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN PARALLEL TO US

TO HAPPEN IN PARALLEL TO US BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH LEADERS

BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH LEADERS IN IRAN, IN ITALY, IN JAPAN,

IN IRAN, IN ITALY, IN JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, CHINA, ALL OF THESE

SOUTH KOREA, CHINA, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT ARE

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THESE OUTBREAKS IN

EXPERIENCING THESE OUTBREAKS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THEIR CONTINUED

ORDER TO PREVENT THEIR CONTINUED SPREAD.

SPREAD. WE’VE GOT TO APPROACH THIS WITH

WE’VE GOT TO APPROACH THIS WITH A WIN-WIN MENTALITY OF SAYING,

A WIN-WIN MENTALITY OF SAYING, LOOK, YES IN ORDER FOR OF THE

LOOK, YES IN ORDER FOR OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO WIN AND BE

AMERICAN PEOPLE TO WIN AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS, PREVENTING

SUCCESSFUL IN THIS, PREVENTING THIS THREAT FROM TAKING HOLD WE

THIS THREAT FROM TAKING HOLD WE ALSO HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS THIS

ALSO HAVE TO WORK TOWARDS THIS WIN AND PREVENTING ITS SPREAD IN

WIN AND PREVENTING ITS SPREAD IN OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE

OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

WORLD. LIZ: BACK TO THE U.S., FINAL

LIZ: BACK TO THE U.S., FINAL QUESTION, BEFORE WE GO TO

QUESTION, BEFORE WE GO TO COMMERCIAL BREAK, CONGRESSWOMAN,