In his speech to the Americans, President Donald Trump stressed that his country would not depend on helping foreign countries obtain assistance to fight the new Corona virus, but he appealed to Asia and Europe to "secretly" help them fight the epidemic.
At a press conference at the White House, the night before last, Trump was talking about the local private sector's response to the crisis, but in the meantime the United States was appealing to its allies to help obtain medical supplies to overcome the acute shortage in its battle against the "Coffid-19" epidemic That injured more than 55,000 Americans, and killed about 800 others.
In his speech, Donald Trump said, "We should not depend on a foreign country for the means of our survival. America will never be a begging nation. ”
But behind the scenes, the US administration contacted European and Asian partners to secure supplies of severely lacking test kits and other medical equipment in the United States.
Trump spoke by phone the day before yesterday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, asking whether his country could provide medical equipment. While the official White House account did not refer to the request, according to the South Korean presidency, the "Blue House", the call was made based on "urgent request" for Trump.
Trump praised the South Korean testing program, which helped contain the outbreak there, according to the British Guardian newspaper. The South Korean President told Trump that he would support South Korea's exports of vital supplies to the United States, but said, "If there is a domestic surplus."
In a report, Foreign Policy reported that the third State Department diplomat, David Hill, requested a list of countries that may be able to sell "critical medical supplies and equipment" to the United States.
Behind the scenes, the US administration contacted partners to secure supplies of test kits and medical equipment.