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Briefing or rally? Trump shifts to campaign mode as he rails against the media At his latest coronavirus press conference, the president attacked Joe Biden and suggested he might have saved the planet Donald Trump looked more like he was on the campaign trail than discussing a deadly pandemic. Photograph: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images He bashed […] More
Operation reopen America: are we about to witness a second historic failure of leadership from Trump? Trump speaks during a meeting with healthcare executives on Tuesday. Photograph: Doug Mills//Bloomberg via Getty Images Without mass testing, contact tracing, and protective equipment for health workers – all in critically short supply – the president’s plan could be […] More
Play Video 1:40 The US president urged supporters to ‘liberate’ three states led by Democratic governors on Friday, apparently encouraging protests against stay-at-home restrictions. ‘These are people expressing their views,’ Trump said during his daily White House coronavirus briefing. Coronavirus – latest updates Trump calls protesters ‘very responsible’ More
Caught between the US and China, the world health body has been unable to enforce compliance or information sharing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has suspended payments to the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP When a pandemic strikes, the world’s leading […] More
CDC recently issued order encouraging immediate deportation of non-citizens without valid documents, citing obscure quarantine law Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Mauricio, 66, from Honduras looks at a brochure on Covid-19 in Ciudad Juárez. A US policy that seeks to expel migrants because of the […] More
Washington has sought less ‘China-centric’ behavior but has not clarified specific wishes, according to officials Donald Trump at a White House coronavirus briefing on Thursday. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock The Trump administration has given the World Health Organization an ultimatum to carry out reforms and change policy towards China and coronavirus, but diplomats said the White House […] More
Plan establishes three phases for return to normal operations as top officials call for caution Coronavirus – latest US updates Coronavirus – latest global updates See all our coronavirus coverage Play Video 2:02 Trump announces guidelines for lifting lockdowns but defers to state governors – video Donald Trump and his coronavirus taskforce have unveiled a […] More
Despite the restraint, the plan neglects to mention a firm target date or give an explicit strategy for national testing Travelers walk through a mostly empty John F Kennedy airport in New York. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images “Make America great again” was an election winning slogan with a bold and simple message. “Opening up America […] More
