PHOENIX (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Democrats of hoping his coronavirus response stops working “so they can win the election,” as the Republican guv of Texas transferred to further relax company shutdowns aimed at stopping the pandemic.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters prior to boarding Flying force One as he departs Washington for travel to Arizona at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., May 5,2020 REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Trump’s most current partisan commentary on the public health crisis and resulting economic disaster engulfing his presidency came hours prior to he went to a face-mask factory in Arizona, where he defied infection-control guidelines by not using a mask himself.
At the plant, Trump said he prepared to unwind the White Home coronavirus task force led by Vice President Mike Pence as the country moves into a brand-new stage concentrating on the after-effects of the break out.
” We can’t keep our country closed for the next five years,” Trump stated, when asked why it was time to wind down the job force.
He stated two leading medical experts who have actually played prominent roles on the job force – Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx – would stay on as consultants after the group was dismantled.
Fauci, the National Institute of Allergic Reaction and Infectious Disease director who has at times freely contradicted Trump’s assertions about the pandemic, has become a lightning rod of reject from the president’s supporters on the far.
Before departing the White Home, Trump was asked by a press reporter why he would allow Fauci to testify next week before a committee of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate but not the Democratic-majority House of Representatives.
” Because your home is a setup. The House is a bunch of Trump haters,” the Republ