As Threat of Virus Persists, Trump Administration Signals It Will Wind Down Task Force

[babylonsister]

We're on our own, but I suppose with these clowns we always were.


Coronavirus Live Updates: As Threat of Virus Persists, Trump Administration Signals It Will Wind Down Task Force

Cases are growing by 2 to 4 percent daily, and more than 1,000 people have died each day for over a month. At least 15 children in New York were hospitalized with an illness scientists worry might be linked to Covid-19.

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Trump administration officials are telling members of the coronavirus task force that the White House plans to wind down the operation and it’s not clear whether any other group might replace it.

Here’s what you need to know:

The reality of the coronavirus in the U.S. is an unrelenting crush of cases and deaths.
The White House is considering winding down the coronavirus task force in the coming weeks.
As outbreaks shutter meatpacking plants, meat gets rarer in grocery aisles and drive-throughs.
Trump is heading to Arizona for his first cross-country trip since the virus restrictions.
It’s a surreal scene at the Capitol as the Senate returns for its first week of regular business.
The special I.G. nominated to oversee a $500 billion fund vows to be impartial in combating misuse.
The Trump administration is considering tax-cut proposals for next response bill.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/coronavirus-updates.html

[MontanaMama]

1. So I wonder if Jared and his cronies

Will keep stealing PPE from the states or if they are giving that up too?

[spanone]

2. They're running out of lies to tell.

It was always a Task Farce.

[Turbineguy]

3. Trump really does not need them.

They just confuse his message.

[Baked Potato]

4. Time to market the next bag of crap.

[Midnight Writer]

5. I'm guessing the task force told Trump something he doesn't want to hear.

[SheltieLover]

6. K&R!