Trump: Wind down task force because we can't stay 'closed for the next 5 years' [View all]
Source: American Independent
By Dan Desai Martin -May 5, 2020 6:01 PM
Donald Trump is prioritizing the U.S. economy over American lives.
On Tuesday, Donald Trump defended the idea of winding down the White House coronavirus task force because he is eager to reopen the American economy.
"We can't keep our country closed for the next five years," Trump said in response to reports that the task force may dissolve this month. "You can say there might be a recurrence, and there might be. And most doctors or some doctors say that it will happen, and it'll be a flame and we're gonna put the flame out."
Trump and many Republicans around the country have pushed to reopen many parts of the economy even as experts warn that such a decision will likely result in more coronavirus cases and a higher death toll.
A new model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington estimates 135,000 deaths in the country through the beginning of August, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Read more: https://americanindependent.com/donald-trump-coronavirus-task-force-economy-death-toll-covid-19/
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