- President Donald Trump said he will reconsider the nation's social distancing policy within a matter of days
- He's indicated he supports ending distancing when the 15 day mark arrives
- 'America will, again, and soon, be open for business. Very soon,' he said
- 'At the end of the 15-day period, we'll make a decision,' he said
- President Trump complained about the caution brought by health care professionals, saying he told his team they would close the 'entire world'
- 'I was telling them, if it was up to the doctors, they would keep it shut down, they would say "let's shut down the entire world."' You can't do that,' he said
- The president argued the nation could watch 'hot spots' were there high levels of infection while opening other parts of the country
- 'We're going to be watching very closely the hot spots. ... And we can do that and have an open economy, have an open country,' he said.
- The president spent the morning retweeting demands from people to reopen
- Medical experts, including Dr. Tony Fauci, have warned that it may take 'several weeks' of social distancing to slow the spread of the coronavirus
- Trump is pushing an idea that only high-risk groups remain isolated
- It reflects a growing concern about the tanking U.S. economy
