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President Trump on Friday invoked the Defense Production Act to order ventilators from General Motors needed to treat coronavirus patients, after initially declining to do so. “Our negotiations with GM regarding its ability to supply ventilators have been productive, but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting …
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President Trump slammed Representative Thomas Massie (R., Ky.) on Friday for saying he would vote against the Senate’s $2-trillion coronavirus relief package, calling him a “third rate Grandstander” who “just wants the publicity” and saying he should be kicked out of the GOP. Trump, who called it “HELL” to work with Democrats, also admitted Republicans …
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President Trump tweeted early Friday morning that he had “a very good” phone call about coronavirus with Chinese President Xi Jinping, signaling a more conciliatory tone between the two countries despite heightened tensions arising from competing accusations of culpability for the onset of the virus. “China has been through much & has developed a strong …
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday the country could already be in a recession, but that it was unlike a typical downturn because the economy was so strong before the coronavirus pandemic sent the markets into a tailspin and unemployment soaring. “We may well be in a recession. But I would point to the …
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It’s being reported that part of the $2 trillion deal to bail out the economy, signed by the Senate and the White House, is that Trump family businesses cannot receive taxpayer assistance. Why is this fair? As I’ve written before, I don’t think elected officials should benefit from their office. But they shouldn’t be penalized …
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Senate leaders and the Trump administration reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday morning on a $2 trillion emergency stimulus package to blunt the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to spread across the country and has tipped the economy towards recession. “At last we have a deal,” Senate Majority Leader …
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President Trump said Tuesday that he would love to see the U.S. economy reopen by Easter, even as millions of Americans remain largely confined to their homes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I’d love to have it open by Easter,” Trump said during an appearance on Fox News. “I would love to have the …
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Fox News host Harris Faulker is hosting a town hall Tuesday with President Trump, live from her New Jersey home. The anchor is joining many of her peers in dealing with “a new normal” — as she’s doing her own prep, makeup and hair for the live broadcast at 12 p.m. She is moderating the …
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A majority of Americans approve of President Trump’s handling the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent polls from CBS News and Monmouth University. The CBS News/YouGov survey released Tuesday found that 53 percent of Americans feel Trump is doing a good job handling the situation, compared to 47 percent who think the opposite. 54 percent are …
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President Trump suggested on Twitter that he planned to pivot away from advocating for health measures implemented to slow coronavirus in favor of boosting a struggling economy amid a draconian shutdown. Just before midnight on Sunday, Trump tweeted that “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF.” WE CANNOT LET THE CURE …
President Trump on Friday invoked the Defense Production Act to order ventilators from General Motors needed to treat coronavirus patients, after initially declining to do so. “Our negotiations with GM regarding its ability to supply ventilators have been productive, but our fight against the virus is too urgent to allow the give-and-take of the contracting …
