U.S. postpones Asian summit in Las Vegas amid coronavirus fears

[Mileage Psycho]

The president says it's hoax and it's the press and the dems trying to scare people, yet his Admin takes actions like this.........hmmmm it will interesting to see what lie will be used to spin this.

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U.S. postpones Asian summit in Las Vegas amid coronavirus fears

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has called off a major summit of Asian leaders next month in Las Vegas amid growing alarm over the coronavirus, two U.S. officials tell NBC News.

The United States had planned to host a special summit of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, on March 14.

But planning for the trip was abruptly halted on Friday, just as President Donald Trump said he was considering expanding his travel ban to cover countries that had a disproportionately high number of coronavirus cases. "We're looking at that," Trump told reporters on Friday.

"As the international community works together to defeat the novel coronavirus, the United States, in consultation with ASEAN partners, has made the difficult decision to postpone the ASEAN leaders meeting previously scheduled for mid-March," a senior administration official told NBC News. "The United States values our relationships with the nations of this critical region, and looks forward to future meetings."

The White House had not announced whether Trump planned to personally attend the Las Vegas summit. But U.S. presidents often attend ASEAN's annual summit, and it would be unusual to skip it during a year when the United States was hosting it.

Larry Kudlow, director of the White House National Economic Council, seemed to suggest Trump did plan to attend when he was asked last week about Trump's interactions about trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"Those guys will meet, and I'm sure you'll be thrilled, but we're all going to Las Vegas for the ASEAN," Kudlow had said.

The White House, the National Security Council and the State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The cancelation comes as mounting uncertainty over the coronavirus epidemic helped trigger a massive stock market crash that led to Wall Street's worst week since the 2008 financial crisis. The White House has sought with increasing urgency to quell concerns that the U.S. is unprepared for the potential spread of the virus in the United States.

The coronavirus, which originated in China, has spread to at least 40 countries, including the U.S., although cases in the United States have thus far been limited.

As recently as Thursday night, White House officials were telling people involved with the summit's planning that it was still happening. "They were very confident that everything was in place," one person who spoke with National Security Council officials said. "So this is a surprise."

And Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asked Tuesday whether Coronavirus was affecting planning for the summit, suggested it will still on.

"The ASEAN summit is still - we're working our way through it for the — I guess it's the second weekend in March in Las Vegas," Pompeo told reporters at the State Department.

Another planned diplomatic meeting, this one a White House visit by Austria's chancellor scheduled for March 3, was also postponed on Friday, according to an internal administration document reviewed by NBC News.

U.S involvement in ASEAN, which brings together nations Southeast Asian nations to confer on economics and security, has played a major role over the years in helping solidify U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region, as Washington seeks to counter the rise of China as the region's major power.

Trump attended the 2017 ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines, but didn't attend the summit in 2018. The 2019 summit, scheduled to take place in Chile, was canceled due to widespread protests in the country at that time.

Josh Lederman reported from Memphis, Tenn., Carol E. Lee reported from Washington.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-postpones-asian-summit-in-las-vegas-amid-coronavirus-fears/ar-BB10xxv6

 

 

[Anler]

HOAX!

[Mileage Psycho]

41 minutes ago, Anler said:

HOAX!

Well that's what the POTUS says so it must be true.

[steve from amherst]

Good , they should cancel. Common sense.

[Jimmy Snacks]

1 hour ago, Anler said:

HOAX!

 

33 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said:

Well that's what the POTUS says so it must be true.

Haha...D.C. Clown Show!!  

[old indy]

Out of 171 vendors out of CHINA  sheduled to attend the International sea food show coming up in Boston, only 23 are actually coming..  thats a huge impact on many of these companys to have to miss there target buyers in the northeast,, and more.   not a hoax to them

Edited February 29, 2020 by old indy

[Jimmy Snacks]

15 minutes ago, old indy said:

Out of 171 vendors sheduled to attend the International sea food show coming up in Boston, only 23 are actually coming..  thats a huge impact on many of these companys to have to miss there target buyers in the northeast,, and more.   not a hoax to them

Thank You....pay attention boneheads.

[Mileage Psycho]

1 hour ago, old indy said:

Out of 171 vendors out of CHINA  sheduled to attend the International sea food show coming up in Boston, only 23 are actually coming..  thats a huge impact on many of these companys to have to miss there target buyers in the northeast,, and more.   not a hoax to them

But the POTUS says it's hoax.

 

 

[washedupmxer]

Retards will believe anything

 

[Big Crappie]

Black Jack dealers across Las Vegas are extremely happy about this cancellation.