NYC Mayor: If Trump doesn't act, 'people will die who could have lived'

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Mar 22, 2020 NYC Mayor: If Trump doesn't act, 'people will die who could have lived' New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday sharply criticized President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus outbreak. "I have asked repeatedly for the military to be mobilized, for the Defense Production Act to be used to its fullest to get us things like ventilators, so people can live who would die otherwise," de Blasio said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "If the president doesn't act, people will die who could have lived otherwise — senior citizens, folks who are members of families." Read More Get the NBC News Mobile App Follow NBC News Check out all of NBCNEWS Newsletters here. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe | Contact | Privacy Update Preferences Unsubscribe Contact Privacy