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| US coronavirus live: Trump attacks 'lamestream media' as number of cases passes 100,000 | US coronavirus live: Trump attacks 'lamestream media' as number of cases passes 100,000 |
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| President travels to Norfolk, Virginia to see off hospital ship USNS Comfort, which is heading to New York – follow all the latest news live | President travels to Norfolk, Virginia to see off hospital ship USNS Comfort, which is heading to New York – follow all the latest news live |
| Donald Trump has not attacked New York governor Andrew Cuomo much recently, certainly in comparison to Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Jay Inslee of Washington, Democrats leading other states with severe coronavirus problems. | Donald Trump has not attacked New York governor Andrew Cuomo much recently, certainly in comparison to Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Jay Inslee of Washington, Democrats leading other states with severe coronavirus problems. |
| But the New York governor’s brother, Chris Cuomo, has attacked Trump. | But the New York governor’s brother, Chris Cuomo, has attacked Trump. |
| On Friday night the CNN host slammed the president’s response to the coronavirus, saying Trump’s personality traits “are literally making us sick”: | On Friday night the CNN host slammed the president’s response to the coronavirus, saying Trump’s personality traits “are literally making us sick”: |
| Cuomo said Trump’s “ignorance” and “arrogance” – including his statement that “I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators” – stood at odds with communities needs in fighting this outbreak. | Cuomo said Trump’s “ignorance” and “arrogance” – including his statement that “I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators” – stood at odds with communities needs in fighting this outbreak. |
| Cuomo also criticized Trump’s comments about governors during his White House coronavirus briefing Friday, when Trump said: “I want them to be appreciative … if they don’t treat you right, I don’t call.” | Cuomo also criticized Trump’s comments about governors during his White House coronavirus briefing Friday, when Trump said: “I want them to be appreciative … if they don’t treat you right, I don’t call.” |
| The younger Cuomo said: | The younger Cuomo said: |
| One would expect Trump to hit back – he regularly criticises the CNN host and has employed “Fredo”, after the ineffective and doomed younger Corleone brother played by John Cazale in the Godfather movies, as an abusive nickname. | One would expect Trump to hit back – he regularly criticises the CNN host and has employed “Fredo”, after the ineffective and doomed younger Corleone brother played by John Cazale in the Godfather movies, as an abusive nickname. |
| The former Republican senator Tom Coburn has died at 72, according to a newspaper in his native Oklahoma. | The former Republican senator Tom Coburn has died at 72, according to a newspaper in his native Oklahoma. |
| The Oklahoman published a statement from the senator’s family and said he died after “a long fight with prostate cancer”. Coburn, the paper said: | The Oklahoman published a statement from the senator’s family and said he died after “a long fight with prostate cancer”. Coburn, the paper said: |
| Coburn was a doctor who resigned his Senate seat following his cancer diagnosis. | Coburn was a doctor who resigned his Senate seat following his cancer diagnosis. |
| “This decision isn’t about my health, my prognosis or even my hopes and desires,” he said then. | “This decision isn’t about my health, my prognosis or even my hopes and desires,” he said then. |
| “As a citizen, I am now convinced that I can best serve my own children and grandchildren by shifting my focus elsewhere.” | “As a citizen, I am now convinced that I can best serve my own children and grandchildren by shifting my focus elsewhere.” |
| One such effort was in support of rightwing efforts to call a Constitutional Convention, in an attempt to dramatically restrict the powers of the US federal government. | One such effort was in support of rightwing efforts to call a Constitutional Convention, in an attempt to dramatically restrict the powers of the US federal government. |
| “We’re in a battle for the future of our country,” Coburn told the annual convention of the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) in New Orleans in August 2018. “We’re either going to become a socialist, Marxist country like western Europe, or we’re going to be free. As far as me and my family and my guns, I’m going to be free.” | “We’re in a battle for the future of our country,” Coburn told the annual convention of the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec) in New Orleans in August 2018. “We’re either going to become a socialist, Marxist country like western Europe, or we’re going to be free. As far as me and my family and my guns, I’m going to be free.” |
| Coburn died as Congress passed and Donald Trump signed the $2.2tn CARES Act, a huge stimulus bill aimed at bailing out US businesses and tax payers during the economic crash caused by the coronavirus outbreak. | Coburn died as Congress passed and Donald Trump signed the $2.2tn CARES Act, a huge stimulus bill aimed at bailing out US businesses and tax payers during the economic crash caused by the coronavirus outbreak. |
| According to a friend quoted by the Oklahoman on Saturday, the former senator was “fighting up to the very end. He was fighting for all of the things he still believed in.” | According to a friend quoted by the Oklahoman on Saturday, the former senator was “fighting up to the very end. He was fighting for all of the things he still believed in.” |
| Among Trump’s tweets on Friday night were retweets in support of Trish Regan, a TV host who left Fox Business after saying Democrats were using the coronavirus outbreak in their attempts to bring the president down. | Among Trump’s tweets on Friday night were retweets in support of Trish Regan, a TV host who left Fox Business after saying Democrats were using the coronavirus outbreak in their attempts to bring the president down. |
| “Can’t say enough wonderful things about [Trish Regan],” read one missive retweeted by Trump, calling her “one of the few conservatives in cable television … a great patriot and great friend”. | “Can’t say enough wonderful things about [Trish Regan],” read one missive retweeted by Trump, calling her “one of the few conservatives in cable television … a great patriot and great friend”. |
| Another, tweeting a story from the far-right site Gateway Pundit, was headlined: “FOX Business Network Fires [Regan] for Telling the Truth About How Liberal Media Was Using Coronavirus to Take Down Trump.” | Another, tweeting a story from the far-right site Gateway Pundit, was headlined: “FOX Business Network Fires [Regan] for Telling the Truth About How Liberal Media Was Using Coronavirus to Take Down Trump.” |
| Here’s how we reported Regan’s original comments: | Here’s how we reported Regan’s original comments: |
| According to CNN media reporter and host Brian Stelter, meanwhile, “it should be noted that Regan’s commentary, while reprehensible, wasn’t much different than what Fox’s main stars were saying. Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, as I previously reported, both downplayed the virus and suggested it was being used by the media to ‘bludgeon’ Trump.” | According to CNN media reporter and host Brian Stelter, meanwhile, “it should be noted that Regan’s commentary, while reprehensible, wasn’t much different than what Fox’s main stars were saying. Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham, as I previously reported, both downplayed the virus and suggested it was being used by the media to ‘bludgeon’ Trump.” |
| Trump himself regularly complains about Democrats allegedly politicising the coronavirus outbreak. Perhaps, then, Regan was more vulnerable simply because she was not so big a name in the Fox News and Business firmament. After all, Hannity has a direct line to the president: | |
| Good morning, and welcome to another day of Guardian coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in the US. | Good morning, and welcome to another day of Guardian coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in the US. |
| Donald Trump was up early on Saturday, tweeting complaints about “the Lamestream media”. Various stories have got the president’s goat, including one which said he has consulted New York Yankees star, drugs cheat and partner of Jennifer Lopez Alex Rodriguez about how to tackle the crisis. | Donald Trump was up early on Saturday, tweeting complaints about “the Lamestream media”. Various stories have got the president’s goat, including one which said he has consulted New York Yankees star, drugs cheat and partner of Jennifer Lopez Alex Rodriguez about how to tackle the crisis. |
| ABC News put that one down to “multiple sources”. The president said: “When you see, ‘five sources say’, don’t believe the story…” | ABC News put that one down to “multiple sources”. The president said: “When you see, ‘five sources say’, don’t believe the story…” |
| So that was fun. | So that was fun. |
| Trump has also been pursuing attacks on governors he doesn’t like, particularly Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a Democrat he claimed with no discernible irony was “way in over her head”, “doesn’t have a clue” and “likes blaming everyone for her own ineptitude!” | Trump has also been pursuing attacks on governors he doesn’t like, particularly Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a Democrat he claimed with no discernible irony was “way in over her head”, “doesn’t have a clue” and “likes blaming everyone for her own ineptitude!” |
| Trump does have official business to attend to on Saturday, traveling to Norfolk, Virginia to deliver remarks as the USNS Comfort hospital ship sets sail for New York harbour. At the White House briefing on Friday, the 73-year-old president was asked: “Given that older Americans are advised to stay at home and avoid travel, is it absolutely necessary for you to go to Norfolk, Virginia tomorrow to wave goodbye to the ship?” | Trump does have official business to attend to on Saturday, traveling to Norfolk, Virginia to deliver remarks as the USNS Comfort hospital ship sets sail for New York harbour. At the White House briefing on Friday, the 73-year-old president was asked: “Given that older Americans are advised to stay at home and avoid travel, is it absolutely necessary for you to go to Norfolk, Virginia tomorrow to wave goodbye to the ship?” |
| “No,” Trump answered, “but I have spirit for the country.” | “No,” Trump answered, “but I have spirit for the country.” |
| “I think it’s great if I go to Virginia,” he added. “… It’s a tiny trip. And I think it’s a good thing when I go over there and I say thank you. It doesn’t mean I’m going to be hugging people and it doesn’t mean that I’m going to be shaking people’s hands and everything, but I think it sends a signal when the president is able to go there and say thank you. So, we’ll be careful.” | “I think it’s great if I go to Virginia,” he added. “… It’s a tiny trip. And I think it’s a good thing when I go over there and I say thank you. It doesn’t mean I’m going to be hugging people and it doesn’t mean that I’m going to be shaking people’s hands and everything, but I think it sends a signal when the president is able to go there and say thank you. So, we’ll be careful.” |
| Trump is due to leave the White House at midday, perhaps a first chance to pass comment on new developments in the crisis. | Trump is due to leave the White House at midday, perhaps a first chance to pass comment on new developments in the crisis. |
| According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, as of Saturday morning more than 100,000 US cases had been confirmed and 1,541 people had died. Nearly 45,000 of those cases and more than 500 of those deaths happened in New York state. Expect to hear more from Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat widely said to be having a “good crisis” as a leader, later. | According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, as of Saturday morning more than 100,000 US cases had been confirmed and 1,541 people had died. Nearly 45,000 of those cases and more than 500 of those deaths happened in New York state. Expect to hear more from Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat widely said to be having a “good crisis” as a leader, later. |
| Bryan Armen Graham will be here soon to take you through the day. In the meantime, here’s a selection of further reading: | Bryan Armen Graham will be here soon to take you through the day. In the meantime, here’s a selection of further reading: |