He had said in April he hoped deaths would total less than 60,000; the number of dead so far is more than 67,000.Trump’s first question, by video, came from an Alabama woman who said she had been unable to apply for unemployment, hadn’t received a federal stimulus check and was feeding her family on donations.
The president will follow the event with a visit to Arizona on Tuesday — his first trip out of town since March 28 other than a visit to Camp David in Maryland this weekend. Cases of the disease are still rising in most states, though the rate of increase slowed over the month of April as Americans practiced social distancing. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that 20,000 to 30,000 new cases and more than 1,000 deaths per day could be the “new normal” for months.
But public-health experts warn that reopening too soon could backfire, leading to a flareup of Covid-19 and even a second shutdown. Another surge could cement perceptions that Trump cares more for the economy and his re-election than the health of American citizens.Meanwhile, lawmakers are already weighing a fourth round of stimulus after passing another $484 billion rescue plan in late April.
Trump in late April called on people in states including Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia to “liberate” themselves from government rules to slow the pandemic.
Why does Trump make it sound like he's ordering a burger.
They projected 2.5 million to die. 100k a great number. Time to reopen economy. At risk people stay home. No need to kill the economy which would be much more disastrous.
100k lmao😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah, tons of people having intimate interaction and having sun shine vacation at New York Central Park. This is so fun, I meant so sad.
The shut downs have saved not one person but killed many. This is the correct move.