President Trump made a rare appearance in the Senate to assure Republicans his administration is handling the spread of the coronavirus and developing a plan to help those affected by the disease, including the possibility of a $300 billion payroll tax cut.

“His message was, this is not a time for politics, and everybody needs to take this seriously, but don’t panic, we’re on top of it,” Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said after the Tuesday meeting, which was not open to the media.