“We had very successful briefings, we had a lot of people watching, a record number of people watching,” Trump said after an Oval Office meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Vice President Mike Pence. "In the history of cable television there's never been anything like it."

“Frankly a lot of the country has been doing well, as many people don't say, as you understand. But we have had this big flare-up in Florida, Texas, other places. So I think what we’re going to do is I’ll get involved and we’ll start doing briefings,” Trump continued. He said his first briefing would be Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Trump said that the briefings would be a “great way” to get information out about the status of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics. He said that White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany will continue to deliver regular briefings.

TRUMP PUSHES BACK AGAINST CRITICS ON CORONAVIRUS, ADDRESSES WHETHER HE WILL ACCEPT ELECTION RESULTS

Trump and the White House coronavirus task force delivered daily updates on the spread of the virus in the early weeks of the pandemic. But as the president pivoted to make his case for reopening the economy, he canceled his daily briefings, blaming the “hostile” media.

“What is the purpose of having White House News Conferences when the Lamestream Media asks nothing but hostile questions, & then refuses to report the truth or facts accurately. They get record ratings, & the American people get nothing but Fake News. Not worth the time & effort!” he tweeted in late April.

On Sunday, the U.S. faced an additional 877 coronavirus deaths, for a total nearing 140,000, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention count. The disease also infected 67,574 more Americans on Sunday, for a total of 3,698,161.

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