More Than 2,000 Americans Have Died of the Coronavirus. Trump Is Tweeting About His TV Ratings.
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.More than 2,000 people in the United States are dead and at least 135,000 have confirmed cases of COVID-19. But President Donald Trump has decided to use his Sunday to tweet about his TV ratings. His White House press…
Trump Says He Might Announce an “Enforceable Quarantine” of New York Area
Tasos Katopodis/CNP via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Update, 9:30 pm ET: No quarantine. ….Federal Government. A quarantine will not be necessary. Full details will be released by CDC tonight. Thank you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2020 President Donald Trump says he may…
Report: Trump Wants His Signature on Stimulus Checks
A copy of a check signed by President Donald Trump donating three months of his salary to the Department of Education.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.In a move that should surprise no one, President Donald Trump reportedly wants his signature on the checks that…
Trump Says He’ll Ignore Key Oversight Provision in Stimulus Bill
President Donald Trump at a signing ceremony for a $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill in the Oval Office on FridayErin Schaff/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.President Donald Trump says he plans to ignore a key oversight provision in the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill passed by Congress…
Capitalism Is America’s Religion. The Virus Makes That Clear.
President Trump delivers remarks at the White House Easter Egg Roll in April 2019.Kevin Dietsch/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Despite experts urging that quarantine measures may need to continue for months to quell the spread of coronavirus, President Trump has said he wants the United States to…
Hours After Doubting the Need for 40,000 Ventilators, Trump Demanded 40,000 Ventilators
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus on March 25, 2020.Alex Brandon/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.With almost half of US novel coronavirus deaths in New York City and 44,000 people already infected there, Governor Andrew Cuomo asked the federal government for 30,000 ventilators on Tuesday…