"This was something that we were thrown into and we're going to handle it and we have been handling it very well," Trump said. "The main thing is that we're taking care of the American public, and we will be taking care of the American public."

Aides are also considering government relief to specific geographic regions the virus has hit hard, one of the many options they’ve been studying for the past 10 days, even as a multitude of key aides gave optimistic assessments of the economy to the public.

Mnuchin said on Monday night the president was committed to using any tool to ensure the health of the economy.

“This is not like the financial crisis where we don't know the end in sight," he said. "This is about providing proper tools and liquidity to get through the next few months."

Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow plan to go to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to brief Senate Republicans on the various fiscal stimulus options. Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas told POLITICO on Monday that “it’s too early to know” if the U.S. economy needs this type of government help.

Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) called the economic challenges “just a matter of people hesitant to fly, and I’m not exactly sure how we legislate our way out of that problem.”

He added: “The best solution to the economic challenge is to hope that we get through the coronavirus quickly and the summer weather does make a difference. Though this may be the one virus where it won’t make a difference.”