WASHINGTON, May 6 — President Donald Trump yesterday accused Democrats of wanting his administration to fail in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, fanning US partisanship over the public health crisis without providing evidence to support his assertion. Before departing the White...
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“Because the House is a setup. The House is a bunch of Trump haters,” the Republican president answered. “They, frankly, want our situation to be unsuccessful, which means death, which means death, and our situation is going to be very successful.” Democratic governors of states hardest hit by the outbreak have taken a more cautious stance, abiding by public health officials — and guidelines from the White House itself — warning that vastly expanded coronavirus testing and other safeguards be put in place first.
Widespread relaxation of social-distancing measures was a key factor cited by an influential coronavirus mortality model on Monday in predicting nearly 135,000 Americans will die from Covid-19 by early August, almost double previous projections. “A national health crisis that is killing tens of thousands of Americans is a time to put politics aside,” Cuomo said at his daily news briefing. “If we can’t get past this now, when can we ever get past it?”on Monday that it would be unfair to Republicans if Congress passed coronavirus “bailouts” for states, singling out New York, California and Illinois as those he believes are poorly managed by their Democratic governors.
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