Coronavirus is topping the news today and to help alleviate fears, the President of the United States is meeting with…Diamond and Silk.

In uncharacteristic fashion, the president barely tweeted throughout the day, as the Dow Jones industrial average took another massive dive on fears that the spread of the virus was going to severely interrupt global commerce and medical supply chains.

Late on Thursday afternoon, he called the press in for a meeting with Trump-friendly African-American leaders and media personalities to discuss community empowerment, several of whom called him the best president since Lincoln.

But according to three people who’ve independently discussed coronavirus with the president over the past three weeks, each said he seemed more preoccupied with his beliefs that Democrats and perceived enemies in the news media were going to try to use coronavirus panic to make him “look bad” than with the virus’ public health fallouts.

Trump is here with many guests including Candace Owens and Diamond and Silk. pic.twitter.com/JmLv10tP7b

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 27, 2020

How is this happening??

Twitter had some thoughts:

The coronavirus is spreading, the stock market is tanking, so, of course, Trump spends today consulting with people whose only skill is flattering him. #TrumpVirus https://t.co/bl7rN7aIPU

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) February 27, 2020

Trump is so concerned about the coronavirus that he’s called an impromptu gathering of propagandists and sycophants to tell him how awesome he is.#TrumpVirus #TrumpWillKillUsAll https://t.co/sgXEGfQluw

— Andrew Wortman (@AmoneyResists) February 27, 2020

Trump's approach to assuaging worry about public health risks, tanking markets and incompetent government officials is to call an impromptu press conference with Diamond & Silk https://t.co/fsRNi51tBK

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 27, 2020

Here's what the president is doing right now…not aCoronavirus/COVID-19 preparedness briefings…no, we have a Diamond and Silk and goddamn Candace Owens, cabinet meeting?

What the fuck is going on?!#coronavirusus #COVIDー19 https://t.co/hK6vQcsGFZ

— Րυɱ૦Ր Һคς ɿ੮ 🔰🔳 (@BrandiLynn4Ever) February 27, 2020