US President Donald Trump meets with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy in the Oval Office of the White House on April 30, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) NEW JERSEY - New Jersey Gov.
Phil Murphy said Thursday during a friendly Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump that the state could need $20 billion to $30 billion in assistance to deal with COVID-19 fallout.
The cash would “keep firefighters, teachers, police, EMS, on the payroll serving the communities in their hour of need,” Murphy said, alongside Trump at the White House.
Trump touted the number of ventilators the federal government acquired for New Jersey, which has seen their use declining in recent days, so