President Trump says the White House is 'in no rush' to pass additional stimulus funds in response to coronavirus
Trump on attending event with WWII veterans without a mask: "We were very far away"World War II veterans salute as Taps is played during a ceremony at the World War II Memorial to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, on May 8, in Washington DC. Evan Vucci/AP
“We were very far away,” Trump said, adding, “Plus the wind was blowing hard in such a direction that if the plague ever reached them I might be very surprised. It could have reached me, too. You didn’t worry about me. You only worried about them.”Earlier today, Trump participated in a wreath laying ceremony at the WWII Memorial to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
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