"President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency to fight the spread of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus Friday afternoon from the White House’s Rose Garden.

“To unleash the full power of the federal government for this effort, today I’m officially declaring a national emergency,” Trump said. “Two very big words.”"

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/13/donald-trump-declares-national-emergency-over-coronavirus/