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Sat May 9, 2020, 10:58 AM May 2020

Trump says 'no rush' on more aid as jobless crisis grows

President Donald Trump says he’s in “no rush” to negotiate another financial rescue bill, even as the government reported that more than 20 million Americans lost their jobs last month due to economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus.

The president’s low-key approach came Friday as the Labor Department reported the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression. “We’ve kind of paused as far as formal negotiations go,” Larry Kudlow, the director of the National Economic Council told reporters Friday. Kudlow added that talks were in a “lull” and that administration officials and legislators would “regroup” in the next several weeks.

“No one could look at today’s jobs report, the highest unemployment since the Great Depression, and say we should hit the pause button on further government action,” Schumer said in a statement. He compared Trump and his GOP allies in Congress to former President Herbert Hoover, who is often seen as failing to respond adequately to that crisis.

“We’re in no rush, we’re in no rush,” Trump told reporters Friday during an event with House Republicans.

https://apnews.com/7ad27f5d4f841c02d24f27a5601dc912

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Trump says 'no rush' on more aid as jobless crisis grows (Original Post) left-of-center2012 May 2020 OP
People are starving but no rush... just go back to work and die. onecaliberal May 2020 #1
That's the plan. shockey80 May 2020 #2
Yup. Laying siege to those who shelter at home. Blaukraut May 2020 #5
No rush to help those in need. Typical republican response. Solly Mack May 2020 #3
Desperate people will do desperate things. CrispyQ May 2020 #4

CrispyQ

(36,421 posts)
4. Desperate people will do desperate things.
Sat May 9, 2020, 12:06 PM
May 2020

Like work in unsafe conditions and work for less pay. I wanted to punch that asshole when he told that woman she would get a better job.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017580514

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