Trump met with ‘FBI lovers’ actors and Diamond and Silk during coronavirus panic

While Vice President Mike Pence was holding his first coronavirus taskforce meeting and the stock market was making its biggest dip in U.S. history, President Trump busied himself Thursday with other things.   

The Daily Beast reported that Trump met with the playwright and two stars of ‘FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,’ a play written entirely from the texts of FBI lovers Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.  

Those roles are played by Hollywood conservatives Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson.  

Later Thursday, Trump hosted a number of his prominent black supporters in the Cabinet Room including Diamond and Silk, Turning Point USA’s Candace Owens and ex-‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor Isaiah Washington. 

‘I think it’s an incredible achievement what our county’s done,’ he said in that meeting of his coronavirus response. 

President Trump (right) complimented himself for the coronavirus response Thursday during a meeting with black supporters including Diamond and Silk (left) 

President Trump met with black supporters in the late afternoon Thursday including (from left) Candace Owens, Diamond and Silk

President Trump met with black supporters in the late afternoon Thursday including (from left) Candace Owens, Diamond and Silk  

Actors Dean Cain (pictured) and Kristy Swanson, who star in the play 'FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,'visited with President Trump at the White House Thursday, according to the Daily Beast

Actors Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson (pictured), who star in the play 'FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,'visited with President Trump at the White House Thursday, according to the Daily Beast

Actors Dean Cain (left) and Kristy Swanson (right), who star in the play ‘FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,’visited with President Trump at the White House Thursday, according to the Daily Beast 

Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence was holding his first coronavirus taskforce meeting in Washington at the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services

Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence was holding his first coronavirus taskforce meeting in Washington at the headquarters of the Department of Health and Human Services 

President Trump told the playwright that he loved the play 'FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,' which was written entirely using the text messages of Peter Strzok (pictured) and Lisa Page

The actors who portrayed Strzok and Page (pictured) - Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson - met Trump at the White House Thursday

President Trump told the playwright that he loved the play ‘FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers,’ which was written entirely using the text messages of Peter Strzok (left) and Lisa Page (right). The actors who portrayed Strzok and Page  – Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson – met Trump at the White House Thursday 

He and first lady Melania Trump are hosting ‘hundreds of African American leaders’ for an African American History Month reception at the White House Thursday night.

Earlier in the day, Trump sat down in the Oval Office with Phelim McAleer, the playwright of ‘FBI Lovers,’ a play about the so-called ‘deep state.’ 

Playwright Phelim McAleer, who penned 'FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers' told the Daily Beast he and his stars were supposed to meet with President Trump for 15 minutes, but it lasted 45

Playwright Phelim McAleer, who penned ‘FBI Lovebirds: Undercovers’ told the Daily Beast he and his stars were supposed to meet with President Trump for 15 minutes, but it lasted 45 

McAleer told The Beast that the meeting was to last 15 minutes – instead it went on for 45. 

‘We were there for 45 minutes in the Oval Office, and he loves it, he loves the play,’ McAleer told the website, adding that Trump hadn’t actually seen the play. 

McAleer had brought along his stars – Cain, the lead in the ’90s television series ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,’ and  Swanson, who played ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ in the movie that predated the successful TV show helmed by Sarah Michelle Gellar. 

Cain and Swanson are both openly conservative in Hollywood.  Cain often appears on Fox News Channel. 

McAleer also told The Beast that he didn’t recall if coronavirus came up. 

Reporters were allowed into Trump’s meeting with black leaders held later in the day. 

There, he had attendees go around the room and introduce themselves. 

Many of them had nice things to say about Trump. 

Trump had not-so-nice things to say about the ‘fake news,’ even going as far to call NBC News ‘racist,’ according to the White House pool report. 

He said the press was out of line for asking about the 1,200 point Dow drop.  

He also talked about how much bigger his rallies were than those of Elizabeth Warren, calling her ‘Pocahontas’ in front of the crowd. 

He griped that Joe Biden can gaffe all the time and he can’t. 

‘I never get credit’ for anything, the president said.  

He did bring up coronavirus during that meeting. 

Trump complained that he was called ‘racist’ for closing off Asian countries during the initial virus spread, but touted his response – including his appearance Wednesday’s appearance in the White House briefing room, which Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knocked. 

Trump pushed back on Schumer’s criticism in his meeting with black leaders.   

‘This is really above politics,’ Trump said. 

Trump’s seemingly relaxed approach to the coronavirus outbreak comes as the White House gagged government health experts from speaking about the disease without seeking the approval of Vice-President Mike Pence. 

On Thursday, Pence’s office sought to gain control over an undisciplined communication response to the coronavirus. 

Government scientists and health experts must now clear all media appearances in advance with his office, the New York Times reported.

Even NIH virus expert Anthony Fauci, a staple on TV who has spoken about the challenges of the outbreak and precautions people can take, must get permission to appear. 

He told associates about the White House directive, according to the report. 

In efforts to gain control over coronavirus messaging, Pence sat for an interview with Fox News Host Sean Hannity for his show on the outbreak Thursday, the White House told a pool reporter. 

The censorship comes hours after Trump announced Wednesday that Pence will lead the US’ response to the outbreak, drawing immediate attacks from Democrats who scrutinized his record dealing with the spread of AIDS in his home state of Indiana. 

Pence has no medical background of any kind. He studied history at Hanover College and went on to learn a law degree.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday cited Pence’s response as governor when Indiana was experienced a record-high rate of HIV infections due to sharing needles among drug addicts. She pointed out he slashed the public health budget and closed a clinic that did HIV testing at the time.

‘We look forward to working together in a bipartisan and in a very candid way about our concerns about past performance or statements that were made,’ she said.

‘Let’s put that in perspective as we move to have adequate funding, the respect for science and evidence-based decision making and, again, reimbursement for state and local government and understanding the impact this has on our communities,’ she said.

‘Mike Pence literally does not believe in science. It is utterly irresponsible to put him in charge of US coronavirus response,’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter after his appointment.

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