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Axios: Trump Wants To Pivot On Business Shutdowns

Jonathan Swan reports at Axios: President Trump and some of his senior officials are losing patience with the doctors’ orders. Amid dire predictions for jobs and the economy, the White House is beginning to send signals to business that there’s light at the end of the tunnel — that the squeeze from nationwide social distancing won’t be endless. Vice President …

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Dr. Anthony Fauci On Trump’s Misinformation: I Can’t Jump In Front Of The Microphone And Push Him Down

“The way it happened is that after he made that statement [suggesting China could have revealed the discovery of a new coronavirus three to four months earlier], I told the appropriate people, it doesn’t comport, because two or three months earlier would have been September. “The next time they sit down with him and talk about what he’s going to …

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Trump: The Media’s Hatred Of Me Is Destroying Them

The Hill reports: President Trump late Sunday lashed out at a group of news networks and newspapers over their coverage of his administration’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, claiming that all he’s seen is “hatred of me.” Trump has regularly attacked the press since entering the White House, often referring to reporters as “fake news” and the “enemy of the …

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Lupus Patients Go Without After Trump Hypes Drug

ProPublica reports: The drug Plaquenil keeps Anna Valdez’s lupus in check. Late last week, as she sheltered in place at her home outside Santa Rosa, California, Valdez called her local pharmacy and ordered a refill to treat her autoimmune disorder, thinking a 90-day supply would help her ride out the coronavirus outbreak. But the pharmacy told her it had only …

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Trump Attacks IL Gov Over Virus Supplies Complaint

The Hill reports: President Trump on Sunday blasted Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and media outlets after the Democrat said the federal government had left state governments to compete for resources to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. The tweet came after Pritzker said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that states were overpaying for personal protective equipment. Pritzker told the network …

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De Blasio: More Will Die If Trump Doesn’t Act [VIDEO]

NBC News reports: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Sunday, arguing that the federal government has not done enough to ramp up production of life-saving medical supplies like masks and ventilators and asking the president to deploy the military across the country to help with the public-health crisis. “The …

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North Korea Claims Trump Offered US Help With Virus

The New York Times reports: President Trump has sent a letter to North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, expressing his willingness to help the North battle the coronavirus, North Korea said on Sunday. “I would like to extend sincere gratitude to the U.S. president for sending his invariable faith to the Chairman,” said Kim Yo-jong, the North Korean leader’s sister and …

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Nigeria Reports ODs After Trump Touts Unproven Drug

Bloomberg News reports: Nigeria reported two cases of chloroquine poisoning after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the novel coronavirus. Health officials are warning Nigerians against self-medicating after demand for the drug surged in Lagos, a city that’s home to 20 million people. Two people were hospitalized in Lagos for chloroquine overdoses, Oreoluwa Finnih, …

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Joe Biden: Trump Is Lying To “Sound Like A Hero”

CNN reports: Joe Biden on Friday lambasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, telling Trump to “stop swerving between over-promising, buck-passing, and start delivering protection to our people.” Biden said Trump is “behind the curve” and “promising results he has not delivered and announcing actions that he has not even ordered,” pointing to Trump’s comments that don’t match …

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Politico: How Trump Is Making The Pandemic Worse

Politico reports: In late February, Trump claimed there were only 15 coronavirus cases in the United States — a vast understatement — and promised “within a couple of days,” the number would be close to zero. That number has now soared past 14,000 and is climbing exponentially. He seized on figures about how many people the seasonal flu killed annually …

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Mar-A-Lago Forced To Shutter Under Governor’s Order

The Daily Beast reports: President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort closed its doors on Friday, The New York Times reports. The closure comes as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order that called for non-essential businesses and beaches in Broward and Palm Beach counties to close due to the coronavirus. According to The Miami Herald, all bars, clubs, and restaurants that …

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Dow Tumbles 913 Pts After Trump’s Insane Briefing

CNBC reports: Stocks attempted to rally on Friday, but failed, concluding one of the most volatile weeks on Wall Street ever as investors grapple with mounting fears over the coronavirus’ economic blow. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 913 points lower, or more than 4%, after rallying more than 400 points earlier in the day. The S&P 500 slid 4.4%. …

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Trump Melts Down After Reporter Asks Him To Comfort Scared Americans: “That’s A Nasty Question” [VIDEO]

The Metro reports: Donald Trump exploded with rage after a journalist asked him to offer guidance to Americans left terrified by the coronavirus outbreak. Asked by NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander what he’d say to Americans who are ‘scared’ over the 200 people killed and 14,000 sickened by coronavirus, Trump snapped: “I say that you’re a terrible reporter. …

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Trump Cancels G7 Summit, Leaders Will Teleconference

Reuters reports: President Donald Trump will cancel an in-person meeting of G7 leaders at Camp David in June because of the coronavirus and will hold a video-conference instead, the White House said on Thursday. The decision comes as nations around the world seal their borders and ban travel to stop the virus’ spread. Trump held a video-conference with the leaders …

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PHOTO: Trump Sharpie’d “Chinese Virus” Into Notes

Mediaite reports: Washington Post White House photographer Jabin Botsford captured an incredible photo showing that President Donald Trump crossed out — with a sharpie marker — the word “Corona” and replaced with the word “Chinese” virus. The images were captured during Trump’s coronavirus press conference held on Thursday. On Wednesday, Trump dismissed the idea that the terms “Chinese virus” or …

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Dow Jones Currently Below Trump’s Inauguration Day

The Hill reports: The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday erased all the gains it had made since President Trump took office amid the ongoing economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic. The morning of Trump’s inauguration, the stock index opened at 19,795 and closed at 19,827. At its lowest point on Wednesday, it fell to 19,700. The S&P 500, widely …

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Trump Announces Closure Of US-Canada Border

The Huffington Post reports: The U.S. and Canada are barring nonessential travel across their border, a step underscoring the gravity of the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau closed the country’s border to those who aren’t Canadian citizens or permanent residents, but exempted U.S. citizens “for the moment,” given that “the level …

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Trump Praises Himself On “Chinese Virus” Response

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump reiterated a comment he made Tuesday during a White House press conference on Twitter Wednesday morning amidst numerous and critical reports of his administration’s response. On Tuesday he made the specious claim that he always considered the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, despite the fact that he had said the direct opposite weeks earlier. Amid …

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Trump’s Approval Rating Slides Amid Virus Crisis

Gallup reports: As the COVID-19 pandemic hits the U.S. and President Donald Trump’s impeachment acquittal becomes a distant memory for Americans, his 44% job approval rating is down five percentage points, and back to where it was before the Senate acquitted him on the House’s impeachment charges. The latest reading is from Gallup’s March 2-13 poll, which was conducted as …

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Trump Is “Looking At Sending Checks To Americans”

ABC News reports: “At my direction, [Treasury] Secretary Mnuchin is meeting today with senators on additional stimulus packages,” Trump said, adding that they are looking at loans for small businesses and flexibility for fast food workers. Mnuchin announced that the administration is looking at sending checks directly to American households that are hurting – possibly within the next two weeks. …

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