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| Coronavirus US live: top Republicans urge Trump to step back and let 'his experts speak' | |
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| Trump’s advisers worry about the ripple effect of his long daily press conferences, which they say ‘drowns out his message’ | |
| Cuomo: Cautiously optimistic we are slowing the infection rate | |
| Cuomo stared his Friday presser with some mild optimism. He said that “we are cautiously optimistic that we are slowing the infection rate.” | |
| Cuomo went on to say that “ICU admissions is actually a negative number for the first time since we started this journey.” But he added that the change in intibations “is a little tick higher than it’s been in the past few days. The three day average is also down. The bad news is we continue to lose a tremendous number of lives and endure great pain as a state —775 lives lost.” | |
| He then noted a comparison to September 11th and that the lives lost “should exceed 9/11 is beyond my capacity to understand.” | |
| Without evidence the president has repeatedly charged voting by mail would dilute the election process and open voting up to rampant fraud. The Associated Press reports: | |
| New York governor Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference live at 11:30 ET. I will be liveblogging it. At 1 p.m. today Trump is holding his own daily press conference and I’ll be liveblogging that one as well. Stay tuned. | New York governor Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference live at 11:30 ET. I will be liveblogging it. At 1 p.m. today Trump is holding his own daily press conference and I’ll be liveblogging that one as well. Stay tuned. |
| A growing set of Republicans are urging Trump to cool it on the daily press conferences. They’re arguing that a lighter touch would benefit the president more. | A growing set of Republicans are urging Trump to cool it on the daily press conferences. They’re arguing that a lighter touch would benefit the president more. |
| There’s Nikki Haley, the former Trump administration ambassador to the United Nations and a potential 2024 presidential candidate, who said Trump should let “his experts speak.” In an interview on Fox & Friends Haley praised Trump’s ability to “over-communicate.” | There’s Nikki Haley, the former Trump administration ambassador to the United Nations and a potential 2024 presidential candidate, who said Trump should let “his experts speak.” In an interview on Fox & Friends Haley praised Trump’s ability to “over-communicate.” |
| “I think he should go and set the tone. I think he should let them put out the data. I think they should answer any questions that the press has. And then they should leave,” Haley said. “I don’t think they need to be too long. I don’t think he needs to feel like he needs to answer everything.” | “I think he should go and set the tone. I think he should let them put out the data. I think they should answer any questions that the press has. And then they should leave,” Haley said. “I don’t think they need to be too long. I don’t think he needs to feel like he needs to answer everything.” |
| Trump’s advisers are also beginning to worry about the ripple effect of Trump’s long daily press conferences. It sometimes “drowns out his message,” South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham told the New York Times. He’s urged Trump to cut down to a once-a-week presser. | Trump’s advisers are also beginning to worry about the ripple effect of Trump’s long daily press conferences. It sometimes “drowns out his message,” South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham told the New York Times. He’s urged Trump to cut down to a once-a-week presser. |
| Trump, it should be noted, enjoys doing the press conferences. | Trump, it should be noted, enjoys doing the press conferences. |
| Donald Trump’s reelection campaign included an image of former Obama administration ambassador to China Gary Locke in a new attack ad. Locke, a former two-term governor of Washington, is a third generation Chinese-American who was born in Seattle. | Donald Trump’s reelection campaign included an image of former Obama administration ambassador to China Gary Locke in a new attack ad. Locke, a former two-term governor of Washington, is a third generation Chinese-American who was born in Seattle. |
| The subject of the attack ad is Joe Biden and China. The use of Locke’s image implies that he is some kind of Chinese official. According to The New York Times (bolds mine): | The subject of the attack ad is Joe Biden and China. The use of Locke’s image implies that he is some kind of Chinese official. According to The New York Times (bolds mine): |
| Steve Guest, the rapid response director for the Republican National Committee tweeted that Locke is not the point of the ad. Guest was responding to a tweet from Biden campaign spokesman T.J. Ducklo: | Steve Guest, the rapid response director for the Republican National Committee tweeted that Locke is not the point of the ad. Guest was responding to a tweet from Biden campaign spokesman T.J. Ducklo: |
| Similarly, the Trump reelection team’s communications director said the reason the image was included in the ad was the Chinese flag behind Biden and Locke. | Similarly, the Trump reelection team’s communications director said the reason the image was included in the ad was the Chinese flag behind Biden and Locke. |
| In a rare appearance in front of a group of mayors former President Barack Obama urged them to use experts and speak truth when publicly discussing the coronavirus pandemic. | In a rare appearance in front of a group of mayors former President Barack Obama urged them to use experts and speak truth when publicly discussing the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Here’s the CNN report (bolds are from me): | Here’s the CNN report (bolds are from me): |
| And Obama also urged the mayors to pay special attention to the most vulnerable. Here’s his remark according to a press release from Bloomberg Philanthropies: | And Obama also urged the mayors to pay special attention to the most vulnerable. Here’s his remark according to a press release from Bloomberg Philanthropies: |
| Here’s a sign of the times: | Here’s a sign of the times: |
| There’s been an ongoing concern about how Capitol Hill lawmakers can legislate amid the coronavirus. In an interview with Politico, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled the chamber is unlikely to return later this month (bolds mine): | There’s been an ongoing concern about how Capitol Hill lawmakers can legislate amid the coronavirus. In an interview with Politico, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled the chamber is unlikely to return later this month (bolds mine): |
| Navajo Nation steps-up strict measures to slow down the coronavirus spread | Navajo Nation steps-up strict measures to slow down the coronavirus spread |
| The Navajo Nation is gearing up for a 57-hour curfew which comes into effect at 8pm tonight, and will continue until 5am on Monday. The weekend long curfew, the first of its kind within the United States geographical borders, will be enforced by tribal police, who have been authorized to sanction violators with a fine of up to $1000 and/or 30 days in jail. Essential workers such as medical staff are exempt, but must carry a letter from their employer. | The Navajo Nation is gearing up for a 57-hour curfew which comes into effect at 8pm tonight, and will continue until 5am on Monday. The weekend long curfew, the first of its kind within the United States geographical borders, will be enforced by tribal police, who have been authorized to sanction violators with a fine of up to $1000 and/or 30 days in jail. Essential workers such as medical staff are exempt, but must carry a letter from their employer. |
| On Thursday, Navajo president Jonathan Nez and vice-president Myron Lizer, announced that they were going into self-quarantine after recently coming into contact with a first responder who later tested positive for the virus. “This is real and no-one is immune from contracting the virus. We will continue to fight for our people as we self-quarantine - this is a precautionary measure,” said Nez during an online town hall meeting. | On Thursday, Navajo president Jonathan Nez and vice-president Myron Lizer, announced that they were going into self-quarantine after recently coming into contact with a first responder who later tested positive for the virus. “This is real and no-one is immune from contracting the virus. We will continue to fight for our people as we self-quarantine - this is a precautionary measure,” said Nez during an online town hall meeting. |
| The Navajo government was quick to implement prevention and mitigation measures after reporting its first case on 17 March, in an effort to minimize spread through its vast territory which stretches over parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. This included issuing a stay at home order just two days after California, followed by an 8pm to 5am curfew. But, the virus is spreading rapidly with 558 confirmed cases including 20 deaths as of Thursday 9 April. | The Navajo government was quick to implement prevention and mitigation measures after reporting its first case on 17 March, in an effort to minimize spread through its vast territory which stretches over parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. This included issuing a stay at home order just two days after California, followed by an 8pm to 5am curfew. But, the virus is spreading rapidly with 558 confirmed cases including 20 deaths as of Thursday 9 April. |
| Last month, the US federal government approved $8bn for native communities and tribal services in its third coronavirus rescue package, but tribal leaders fear that they won’t see the money until summer due to red tape and paperwork. Nez told Arizona news outlet ABC15: “To know that those dollars allocated and signed into law are supposed to go to all US citizens, but yet the first citizens of this country are being ignored by Washington.” | Last month, the US federal government approved $8bn for native communities and tribal services in its third coronavirus rescue package, but tribal leaders fear that they won’t see the money until summer due to red tape and paperwork. Nez told Arizona news outlet ABC15: “To know that those dollars allocated and signed into law are supposed to go to all US citizens, but yet the first citizens of this country are being ignored by Washington.” |
| A new CBS poll finds Americans’ views on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is dipping again. | A new CBS poll finds Americans’ views on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is dipping again. |
| According to the poll: | According to the poll: |
| Good morning, readers. | Good morning, readers. |
| Donald Trump wants to reopen the country next month despite concerns from both economists and health experts that the coronavirus pandemic is nowhere near over. | Donald Trump wants to reopen the country next month despite concerns from both economists and health experts that the coronavirus pandemic is nowhere near over. |
| Trump, according to a Washington Post report, wants to restart business by 1 May. He’s worried about how the volatile stock market and unemployment numbers will reflect his chances for reelection. | Trump, according to a Washington Post report, wants to restart business by 1 May. He’s worried about how the volatile stock market and unemployment numbers will reflect his chances for reelection. |
| Publicly, Trump seems to have the backing of some of his top aides. In an interview on CNBC on Thursday, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said “I do” when asked if he thought the country could reopen in about a month. | Publicly, Trump seems to have the backing of some of his top aides. In an interview on CNBC on Thursday, treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin said “I do” when asked if he thought the country could reopen in about a month. |
| But health experts worry that reopening the government prematurely could dramatically reverse some of the progress the country has made in fighting the virus. | But health experts worry that reopening the government prematurely could dramatically reverse some of the progress the country has made in fighting the virus. |
| Trump’s concerns about a struggling economy are likely to only get worse. Economists are expecting the United States to “suffer its largest-ever contraction this quarter and the unemployment rate to soar to a post-Depression record, followed by a recovery that will be moderate and drawn out” according to Bloomberg News. | Trump’s concerns about a struggling economy are likely to only get worse. Economists are expecting the United States to “suffer its largest-ever contraction this quarter and the unemployment rate to soar to a post-Depression record, followed by a recovery that will be moderate and drawn out” according to Bloomberg News. |