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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:46 PM Apr 2020

White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.

Days after he publicly mused that scientists should explore the injection of toxic disinfectants as a potential virus cure, Trump has now rejected the utility of his daily task force briefings, where he has time and again clashed with scientific experts. Trump’s aides are aiming to move the president onto more familiar — and safer, they hope — ground: talking up the economy, in tighter controlled settings.

It’s a political imperative as allies have seen an erosion in support for the president. What had been his greatest asset in the reelection campaign, his ability to blanket news headlines with freewheeling performances, has become a daily liability. At the same time, new Republican Party polling shows Trump’s path to a second term depends on the public’s perception of how quickly the economic rebounds from the state-by-state shutdowns meant to slow the spread of the virus.

Some states have started to ease closure orders, and Trump is expected to begin to highlight his administration's work in helping businesses and employees. Aides said the president would hold more frequent roundtables with CEOs, business owners and beneficiaries of the trillions of dollars in federal aid already approved by Congress, and begin to outline what he hopes to see in a future recovery package.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-aiming-for-trump-pivot-from-virus-to-economy/ar-BB13eu2S?li=BBnb7Kz

Too late dotard

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White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 OP
Sounds like dog and pony shows with Mr. Pillow and ooky Apr 2020 #1
I'm Glad That Virus Thing Is Over sfstaxprep Apr 2020 #2
But Trump will pivot back to racism instead Generic Brad Apr 2020 #3

ooky

(8,924 posts)
1. Sounds like dog and pony shows with Mr. Pillow and
Sun Apr 26, 2020, 08:56 PM
Apr 2020

other CEO's who will all say nice things about him in exchange for free advertising time. Just what a country dying from lack of medical supplies needs.

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