President Trump is expected to meet with aides to plan for a televised town hall and weigh tax policy and regulatory proposals to boost the economy
The administration also found itself in two other controversies Friday night. First, it was revealed the White House had blocked Fauci from testifying before a Democratic-controlled House committee, although Fauci is still expected to appear before the Republican-controlled Senate sometime over the next two weeks, according to a senior administration official.
“We’re on the other side of the medical aspect of this and I think that we’ve achieved all the different milestones that are needed,” said Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, in a Fox News interview on Wednesday, as the coronavirus death toll rose to nearly 60,000 Americans. “So the government federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story and I think that that’s really what needs to be told.
Trump’s meetings at Camp David come as roughly 15 states move to slowly restart their economies over the weekend. Governors have their own guidelines for reopening businesses and relaxing social-distancing guidelines, but Trump and several conservatives view even a fledgling reopening as crucial for the president.
Trump is slated to visit Phoenix, Ariz., on May 5 to tour a Honeywell aerospace plant that recently expanded its production to make respirator masks. Arizona is one of the states reopening this weekend.Trump’s political advisers believe he will be hard-pressed to win the November election if the economy does not show signs of improvement.
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