Our President is a very strange man.

President Trump took the extraordinary step Wednesday of announcing a suspension of all travel from Europe to the U.S. in an effort to contain the coronavirus, calling the fast-spreading respiratory illness a “horrible” disease that requires an “aggressive” response.

After downplaying the virus for days, Trump struck a serious tone in a national address from the Oval Office and announced that the travel ban will go into effect Friday and last for the next 30 days.

“To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States,” Trump said.

Earlier in the day, House Democrats scrambled to roll out legislation that would provide economic relief for thousands of people forced out of work by the coronavirus.