Vox: Why reopening has become so confusing
This is another reason why Trump has blood on his hands. He is actively sabotaging efforts that even his own administration has recommended to combat the pandemic. When you have groups of people protesting, spitting all over the same microphone, complaining about the loss of freedom (while cheerleading Republican efforts to suppress voting), then you have the shit show that is the Trump pandemic response.
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President Donald Trump has been cheerleading states that are relaxing restrictions in the Covid-19 pandemic and encouraging protests in states that arent. At the same time, states are struggling to meet the White Houses guidelines for reopening their economies.
This has proven deeply frustrating for some lawmakers. My state has no clue how to implement and pay for that system without help from the federal government, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told members of the White House coronavirus task force during a Senate Health Committee hearing Tuesday. You work for a president who is frankly undermining our efforts to comply with the guidance youve given us, and the guidance you have provided is criminally vague.
Similarly, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) told the Washington Post that President Trump held a conference call with governors emphasizing that Covid-19 cases need to decline before states can relax, only to tweet LIBERATE VIRGINIA! two days later.
Unfortunately, weve been receiving mixed messages from Washington, Northam said.