WATCH: Nancy Pelosi Dismissed Coronavirus Threat in February Chinatown Visit: ‘Everything Is Fine Here’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to investigate President Trump for his actions in the lead-up to the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., but in February, she dismissed the threat with a visit to San Francisco’s Chinatown.
KPIX documented Pelosi’s February 24 visit to a fortune cookie factory and retailers:
[2/24/20] Pelosi visited Chinatown in San Francisco, after reports that shops had seen a decrease in business because of coronavirus fears. The speaker assured everyone that 'everything is fine'
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.@SpeakerPelosi says the President downplaying the severity of #coronavirus is “deadly."
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“She has been talking to people along the way, a lot of business owners, a lot of community leaders here in Chinatown who have been concerned about the optics of the coronavirus,” reporter Anne Makovec said as the live shot showed Pelosi shaking hands with locals.
“She has been going around to show that it is perfectly safe to be here,” Makovec said.
“We want to be vigilant about what is out there in other places,” Pelosi said to reporters as her entourage packed the sidewalk. “We want to be careful about how we deal with it, be we do want to say to people, ‘Come to Chinatown. Here we are. We’re careful, safe. Come join us.’”
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