page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q1)
section_title: Week 166
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q1) / Timeline / March 2020 / Week 166
caption_attribution_description: English: President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell; House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin; Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue; Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia; Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao; USTR Ambassador Robert Lighthizer; Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas; Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.; Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio; Assistant to the President and NEC Director Larry Kudlow; White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland; White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Ambassador Deborah Birx and Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci, as President Trump signs the $2.2 trillion assistance package to help American workers, small businesses and industries crippled by the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (Official White House Photo by D.Myles Cullen)
context_page_description: The following is a timeline of the presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2020. To navigate quarters, see Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency.
context_section_description: Monday, March 23
  Tuesday, March 24
  In a virtual town hall held at the White House, President Trump declares that his hope is that the American economy will open back up by Easter Sunday, eliciting concerns from the medical and scientific community. He also expressed desire to ease social distancing restrictions set up to control the spread of coronavirus.
  Wednesday, March 25
  The number of deaths in the United States from the coronavirus disease is 826. Two hundred eighty-six are in New York state, one hundred twenty-six in Washington state, fifty-eight in California, forty-six in Louisiana and thirty-eight in Georgia. Thirty-six other states have recorded deaths which combined are two hundred seventy-four. There are 53,852 total cases in the United States.
  The Senate passes the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748), also known as the CARES Act, in a vote of 96–0.
  Thursday, March 26
  Friday, March 27
  The House passes the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), with President Trump signing the Act into law later that same day.
  In a press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump announces that the government will buy more than 100,000 ventilators to meet growing demand. Officials are doubtful whether they can be produced in time to help hospitals that are currently overwhelmed with patients.
  Saturday, March 28
  President Trump visits Naval Air Station Norfolk to watch the Navy hospital ship Comfort depart for New York City.
  Sunday, March 29
caption: President Trump signs the CARES Act
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