Remarks by President Trump and President Bolsonaro of Brazil Before Working Dinner

Press Conference

7:28 P.M. EST

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Hello, everybody. Thank you very much. Thank you. He's doing a fantastic job. A great job. Brazil loves him and the USA loves him. Great job. Thank you very much.

Q Mr. President, will you continue keeping tariffs off of Brazil on steel and aluminum?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: We have a very good relationship as to tariffs. And we helped Brazil and we want to always help Brazil. And the friendship is probably stronger now than it's ever been.

Q So no new tariffs?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: I don't want to make any promises. No promises.

Q Sir, for the (inaudible) coronavirus impact, are you going to continue hold rallies and are you taking any precautions with the White House staff?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, we'll have tremendous rallies. And we're doing very well. And we've done a fantastic job with respect to that subject on the virus. Yeah.

Q How concerned are you that coronavirus --

PRESIDENT TRUMP: (Inaudible.) We've had tremendous cooperation with other countries and all over the world. And we've made it very, very tough. Very strong. Very stringent borders.

Q But are you concerned that it is getting closer to the White House in D.C.?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: Say it. What?

Q On free trade --

Q Are you concerned that the virus is getting closer to the White House and D.C.?

PRESIDENT TRUMP: No, I'm not concerned at all. No, I'm not. No, we've done a great job.

Thank you very much.

END

7:30 P.M. EST

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