Trump announces gradual U.S. reopening against dire economic backdrop

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President Donald Trump announces the gradual reopening of a US economy hours after job losses reach 22 million in the past month. Full story:

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Trump had been campaigning for reelection in November largely on record low unemployment and a surge in US output. Instead Trump described a cautious approach in which state governors, not the White House, will take the lead – also a retreat for Trump who had insisted he could dictate the pace of reopening.

If state governors"need to remain closed, we will allow them to do that. If they believe it is time to reopen, we will provide them the freedom and guidance to accomplish that task and very, very quickly, depending on what they want to do," he said.In a White House paper, presented to governors earlier in the day, Trump laid out the plan for getting people gradually back into public venues, but offered no timetable.

The caution at the heart of the plan represents a shift of direction for Trump, who from the start of the crisis has shown frustration with the extraordinary disruption and medical staff's advice to take extreme measures."Light switch on and off is the exact opposite of what you see here," he said.Experts say that the United States is now bending the curve of the coronavirus outbreak. However, while new cases are diminishing, deaths remain at a frightening rate.

 

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