President Trump: We don’t want to have lockdowns

U.S. President Donald Trump stops to speak to reporters as he prepared to board Marine One. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 3:35 PM PT – Saturday, December 19, 2020

President Trump said the U.S. doesn’t want lockdowns, emphasizing the cure can’t be worse than the problem itself.

In a tweet on Saturday, the President slammed coronavirus lockdowns. He noted they’ve cost lives and hundreds of thousands of jobs each day.

We don’t want to have lockdowns. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself! https://t.co/sHBJfG9T8X

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2020

President Trump has repeatedly called for political leaders to avoid lockdowns and to instead let Americans make decisions for themselves.

The President made the remarks in response to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who announced his decision on Saturday to put areas of the country into a “tier four” lockdown.

The entire WORLD is being badly hurt by the China Virus, but if you listen to the Fake News Lamestream Media, and Big Tech, you would think that we are the only one. No, but we are the Country that developed vaccines, and years ahead of schedule! https://t.co/z1UoJ8lbTm

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 19, 2020

“That means residents in those areas must stay at home, apart from limited exemptions set out in law,” Johnson stated. “Non-essential retail, indoor gyms and leisure facilities and personal care services must close.”

The new restrictions will affect parts of London in addition to the southeast and the east of England, which are all currently in “tier three.”

The changes will take effect on Monday.

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