page_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q1)
section_title: Week 163
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of the Donald Trump presidency (2020 Q1) / Timeline / March 2020 / Week 163
caption_attribution_description: President Donald J. Trump meets with Colombian President Iván Duque Márquez Monday, March 2, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
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 2
  President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez at the White House.
  President Trump holds a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  President Trump meets with representatives from numerous pharmaceutical companies in an effort to develop an efficient plan to develop a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19.
  Tuesday, March 3
  President Trump speaks to the press concerning the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States after Trump was criticized for his delayed response to the virus. Trump also disputed the World Health Organization's (WHO) official mortality rate for the virus of 3.4%, instead claiming the death rate to be "a fraction of 1%".
  Wednesday, March 4
  The total number of deaths in the United States from the coronavirus disease is eleven, ten in Washington state and one in California.
  Thursday, March 5
  Friday, March 6
  President Trump signs the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act into law.
  While visiting the CDC center in Atlanta, Georgia, President Trump praises the CDC's response to the coronavirus. Trump also calls Washington state governor Jay Inslee "a snake" for criticizing his response to the COVID-19 pandemic after Inslee called on Trump to "[stick] to the science and [tell] the truth".
  President Trump fires acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and announces Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) as his replacement.
  Saturday, March 7
  President Trump holds a working dinner with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago.
  Sunday, March 8
caption: President Trump and Colombian president Iván Duque Márquez
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