Donald Trump begins to water down commitment to open the country up by Easter

Donald Trump begins to water down commitment to open the country up by Easter saying some areas will NOT qualify – and promising to ask Tony Fauci for advice Trump talked about opening ‘big sections of our country’ that he said were little affected There are spiraling outbreaks in New York, California, Washington and Louisiana … Read more

Kanye West talks backlash for wearing MAGA hat and supporting Donald Trump

Kanye West  spoke candidly about the backlash he has received for supporting US President Donald Trump as he compared it to life as a black man before he became famous. The 42-year-old husband of Kim Kardashian is featured on the cover of the April issue of WSJ. Magazine as he talked about criticism he has … Read more

Democrats crow that Trump family businesses are BANNED from bailout funds from $2 trillion package

Democrats indicate they are finally ready to sign the phase three economic stimulus package Wednesday, which includes a measure that prohibits Donald Trump’s family businesses from receiving benefits from the coronavirus relief. Senators were finally able to strike a deal overnight on the $2 trillion rescue package to address the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, … Read more

Hospital ship Donald Trump boasted is ‘under way’ to Los Angeles spends day at anchor off San Diego 

The Navy hospital ship being sent to help coronavirus-stricken Los Angeles traveled just nine miles from San Diego in 24 hours – and spent most of Tuesday anchored off Imperial Beach, California, DailyMail.com can disclose. USNS Mercy, a converted oil tanker that has space to treat up to 1,000 patients, left its home port at … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Trump promises helicopter money for all

Calvin Coolidge, who occupied the White House in the run-up to 1929 and the Great Depression, left little lasting impression.  But his observation that ‘the chief business of the American people is business’ is as valid as ever.  As Donald Trump and the Congress slugged it out over the shaping of the $2trillion (£1.7trillion) rescue … Read more

Shares up on hopes of a Trump rescue: FTSE sees biggest one-day rise

Shares surge on hopes of a Trump rescue: FTSE sees biggest-ever one-day rise index is still down 26% in 22 days of trading By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 01:23 GMT, 25 March 2020 | Updated: 01:23 GMT, 25 March 2020 The FTSE 100 index recorded its biggest points gain in history yesterday … Read more

Coronavirus US: Donald Trump defies doctors over shutdown

President Donald Trump on Tuesday argued that thousands die every year from the flu and the United States doesn’t shut down the economy, adding he wants the guidelines he put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus over by Easter.   ‘We lose thousands and thousands of people a year to the flu. We … Read more

John Hopkins health expert says ‘millions could die’ if Donald Trump lifts lockdowns early

A health expert on Monday warned that coronavirus will ‘spread widely, rapidly, terribly and millions could die’ if Donald Trump lifts lockdowns in the United States early.  Tom Inglesby, a director at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, tweeted his fears after the president said he will reconsider the nation’s social distancing policy within a matter … Read more

Fauci says he tells Trump things FOUR times before they sink in

Dr. Anthony Fauci has admitted that he has to tell President Trump facts four times to get his point across and that he will ‘keep pushing’ to correct any inaccuracies about the coronavirus that are relayed by the White House. The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said in an interview … Read more

Access to experimental coronavirus drug touted by Donald Trump is put on hold amid surging demand

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Sunday it was temporarily putting new emergency access to its experimental coronavirus drug on hold. Remdesivir has been touted by Donald Trump and credited with helping in the recovery of a 79-year-old Italian man who had the disease.  But the drugmaker said in a statement there had been an exponential increase … Read more