Well, that was certainly surprising.
On Friday, President Trump made a national, televised announcement of a series of additional measures the federal government is taking in partnership with private industry to combat the novel coronavirus.
Calling the crisis a "national emergency," the President promised to unleash a floodgate of up to $50 billion in federal aid dollars to support "states and territories and localities in our shared fight against this disease." He promised to partner with private companies to accelerate development of tests for COVID-19, to turn retail parking lots into "drive-through" testing centers for the disease, and to cut red tape restricting doctors from practicing "telehealth."