The United States, which recorded its first confirmed case two months ago, now has more than 100,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, as reported by statesā health departments. The nation passed 10,000 cases on March 19 and on Thursday became the country with the most confirmed cases. Shortly after signing a sweeping $2 trillion […]
As theĀ threat of the coronavirusĀ spreadsĀ across the country, governors have been moving forward with aggressive actions designed to leave little room for confusion or error when it comes to bestĀ health practices. And then thereās Tate Reeves of Mississippi. The first term Republican has made clear that he appreciates theĀ severity of the pandemic, but in the past […]
WASHINGTON ā When President Trump signed the $2 trillion economic stabilization package on Friday to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, he undercut a crucial safeguard that Democrats insisted upon as a condition of agreeing to include a $500 billion corporate bailout fund. In a signing statement released hours after Mr. Trump signed the bill in […]
Right-Wing Media is All Aboard the Trump Death Train
Multiple Fox News and radio hosts volunteered to die to save the stock market
VanityFair.com
March 25, 2020
By: Caleb Ecarma
[pic – float: right;] America is just over a week into the White Houseās āSlow the Spreadā coronavirus initiative, which recommends citizens practice social distancing and refrain as much as possible from leaving their homes. But Donald Trump has spent the past few days whining about the struggling stock market and signaling a return to business as usual, despite warnings from his own medical experts that an additional several weeks are necessary to contain the still-growing pandemic…
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Last Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA). That provision requires private companies to prioritize any federal government orders for products ā including masks, respirators, and other critical items needed to fight the coronavirus ā over other orders. But as of Monday, five days later, even top Trump […]
Despite urgent demands from public health experts, frontline nurses and doctors, and Democratic lawmakers that President Donald Trump urgently utilize his authority under the Defense Production Act to order private companies to produce critically needed medical equipment to help stop the coronavirus crisis ravaging the nation, the president on Sunday explained that to do so […]
Anticipating the likely investigation into their handling of the coronavirus outbreak, current and former Trump Administration officials are starting to push back on widespread allegations that the Administrationās cuts to critical global health staffing and funding may haveĀ hampered its response. Much of that attention has focused on the 2018 disbanding of a National Security Council […]
Frustration is mounting at President Trump’s reluctance to use emergency war powers to accelerate the production of medical supplies to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Less than three months into the pandemic, hospitals, health workers and state and local officials have said they are quickly running out of personal protective equipment like masks, gowns and gloves […]
