Economy: The coronavirus collapse could break Trump
4 years, 8 months ago

Economy: The coronavirus collapse could break Trump

CNN  

CNN — The last time an incumbent president lost reelection – George H.W. The first President Bush saw his Gallup approval rating soar to 89% as America triumphed in the first Gulf War, then plunge below 40% when voters’ attention turned to the economic recession underway at the same time. That gives the White House hope that holding and energizing Trump’s loyal base gives him a chance in November against former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump’s 45% approval last month in CNN’s Poll of Polls nearly matches the 46% of the popular vote he received in defeating Hillary Clinton four years ago. If the US escapes that fate, though, it will fall to Biden to persuade Americans that Trump’s halting coronavirus response made their economic pain worse than it had to be.

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CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed
3 years, 9 months ago

CNN Poll: One year into the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans say the worst has passed

CNN  

CNN — After a full year living under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, the American public finally sees a brighter future, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. As Biden prepares to stand before the country in a prime-time address marking the one-year anniversary of widespread lockdowns in the United States, most Americans say they have a …

Donald Trump Did Shockingly Well In Counties With High COVID-19 Death Rates
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump Did Shockingly Well In Counties With High COVID-19 Death Rates

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Despite President Donald Trump’s brazen negligence in handling the coronavirus, the president actually performed better this year than he did in 2016 in counties with high COVID-19 death rates, according to an internal analysis from Reuters. “The president has spent months minimizing the virus and the pain of the loved ones of the more than 230,000 Americans …

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election

The Quint  

Trump, who recently contracted and then recovered from COVID himself, has been roundly criticised for his handling of the pandemic, not just by his opponents but also voters, a majority of whom say that he handled the crisis poorly, according to AFP. Biden has cited Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus as the primary reason for him not being worthy of …

Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway US voters more than data
4 years, 3 months ago

Viral surge, fiscal fight may sway US voters more than data

Live Mint  

A surge in COVID-19 cases in a number of U.S. states and roller-coaster prospects for new pandemic aid from Congress are threatening to push the importance of traditional economic data to the back burner for voters in the Nov. 3 election. Overall, likely voters continue to say they have more confidence in U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to create jobs …

Analysis: The Trump presidency is now the coronavirus presidency
4 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: The Trump presidency is now the coronavirus presidency

Al Jazeera  

The virus is likely to determine Trump’s political fate, despite his efforts to avoid just that. For better or for worse, and despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts, coronavirus and Trump are forever entwined: It has defined his presidency and may likely decide his political fate. He bulldozed his way through a widely-panned first presidential debate with Biden last week, …

Coronavirus overshadows Trump’s legacy in office
4 years, 4 months ago

Coronavirus overshadows Trump’s legacy in office

LA Times  

Four years ago in Cleveland, Donald Trump accepted the GOP presidential nomination and promised “I alone can fix it.” While he has kept some campaign promises, this week he will accept the nomination for a second time, with the country battling a pandemic and recession that have tarred his legacy. Tommy Binion, a vice president at the Heritage Foundation, a …

Analysis: Trump’s push to reopen the US economy backfires
4 years, 5 months ago

Analysis: Trump’s push to reopen the US economy backfires

Al Jazeera  

Behind Biden in public opinion polls, Trump is in a ‘precarious’ political position as 2020 re-election campaign begins. After low turnout at a much-hyped Trump rally in Oklahoma, Karl Rove, the Republican mastermind behind former President George W Bush’s winning campaigns, told the television outlet Fox News that the president needed to hit the “reset” button on his campaign. “Trump …

Is Donald Trump going to win? The coronavirus pandemic, the economy and polling will help us find out
4 years, 6 months ago

Is Donald Trump going to win? The coronavirus pandemic, the economy and polling will help us find out

ABC  

You've been thinking about it. Here's how we'll help you figure out if Trump will win This is the first in a set of monthly check-ins we'll publish as we approach the 2020 US election. They're based on our conversations with three experts who have decades of experience predicting the outcomes of US presidential elections — Kyle Kondik, managing editor …

Post coronavirus, U.S. is on its way to a very big comeback, says Donald Trump
4 years, 6 months ago

Post coronavirus, U.S. is on its way to a very big comeback, says Donald Trump

The Hindu  

Now that people are getting their jobs back and the stock market is booming after the crisis triggered by coronavirus, the United States is on its way to a “very big comeback”, President Donald Trump has said. “We are on our way to a very big comeback,” Mr. Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. Now we’ll have …

Trump's economic advisers keep trying to downplay expectations for post-coronavirus economy: columnist
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump's economic advisers keep trying to downplay expectations for post-coronavirus economy: columnist

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump has promised that the stock market will surge even bigger and better than ever, but his staff is trying to downplay the predictions to manage expectations. But we’re still very, very — we’re doing great.” A Washington Post column by The Fix's JM Rieger cited an interview with Trump's trade adviser Peter Navarro who spoke to ABC. …

US economy won’t recover fully until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, says Federal Reserve chairman
4 years, 7 months ago

US economy won’t recover fully until there’s a coronavirus vaccine, says Federal Reserve chairman

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The chairman of the …

President Donald Trump’s turn to the economy leaves a vacuum when it comes to controlling the pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

President Donald Trump’s turn to the economy leaves a vacuum when it comes to controlling the pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Publicly and privately, Sen. Angus King spent weeks seeking a national coronavirus testing plan. Sen. Lamar Alexander held a hearing where President Donald Trump’s testing czar Brett Giroir acknowledged his efforts remain “a work in progress.” Trump has brushed off all three – a Democratic-aligned independent from Maine, a Republican from Tennessee, an admiral he appointed. And he …

Trump utterly failed to prepare for COVID-19: Joe Biden
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump utterly failed to prepare for COVID-19: Joe Biden

The Hindu  

Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee and former U.S. vice president Joe Biden alleged on Friday that President Donald Trump utterly failed to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic and said his entire economic strategy is focussed on helping the wealthy and big corporations. “Donald Trump utterly failed to prepare for this pandemic and delayed in taking the necessary steps to safeguard …

US election 2020: More Americans say coronavirus is their top issue. That should worry Trump
4 years, 8 months ago

US election 2020: More Americans say coronavirus is their top issue. That should worry Trump

CNN  

CNN — The 2020 election is shaping up to be the rare one that isn’t almost exclusively about the economy. We’ve only seen a few elections since polling began where the incumbent was eligible to run for reelection and the economy wasn’t clearly the most important issue, but these elections tell a consistent and worrisome message for President Donald Trump. …

Trump pushes economy reopening, says coronavirus could kill 100,000
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump pushes economy reopening, says coronavirus could kill 100,000

Live Mint  

Pushing to reopen the economy, President Donald Trump insists that states can gradually lift lockdowns and still protect people from the coronavirus pandemic, even as he's also suggesting US deaths could reach 100,000. “Look, we’re going to lose anywhere from 75,000, 80,000 to 100,000 people,” Trump said. This should have been stopped in China.” But he struck a note of …

Trump plans on 'sacrificing others' with new coronavirus strategy, former Bush aide warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump plans on 'sacrificing others' with new coronavirus strategy, former Bush aide warns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. David Fum, who was credited with coining the “axis …

Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus

NPR  

Poll: Half Of Americans Financially Affected By Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption John Locher/AP John Locher/AP Half the country has been personally economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and overwhelming numbers of Americans do not think schools, restaurants or sporting events with large crowds should reopen until there is further testing, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. Views …

Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push other policy priorities
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump uses coronavirus crisis to push other policy priorities

LA Times  

President Trump is making sweeping changes to regulations and pushing controversial new policies. “I don’t want them to have competition.” The Environmental Protection Agency has stopped enforcing some rules on air pollution and water quality during the crisis, moves that fit the administration’s efforts since Trump took office to relax regulatory enforcement. The White House counsel’s office is working overtime,” …

Coronavirus | President Donald Trump gives Governors options on how to reopen the economy
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | President Donald Trump gives Governors options on how to reopen the economy

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump has given governors a road map for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Also | Interactive graphic tracking global spread of coronavirus - WHO “We’re starting our life again,” …

Powerful GOP allies propel Trump effort to reopen economy
4 years, 8 months ago

Powerful GOP allies propel Trump effort to reopen economy

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Leading Republicans say the coronavirus shutdown cannot go on. “It’s very much time to start having that conversation and start figuring that out,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., who has shared his views with Trump. “It’s about stopping spending that will bankrupt the country and getting the $20 trillion engine that is the American economy started again as …

Editorial: No, Mr. Trump, you don’t get to decide when the economy restarts
4 years, 8 months ago

Editorial: No, Mr. Trump, you don’t get to decide when the economy restarts

LA Times  

Columnist Holman Jenkins offered an analogy in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend that captures the conundrum created by the U.S. response to COVID-19. That’s why it’s so disturbing to hear President Trump assert, as he did again Monday, that he has the power to “open up the states,” presumably by lifting the restrictions on movement and commerce. “When …

Trump keeps wanting to reopen the economy. Voters disagree.
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump keeps wanting to reopen the economy. Voters disagree.

CNN  

CNN — Public health officials almost universally agree that the best way to keep coronavirus deaths to a minimum is for Americans to stay at home as much as possible. Yet President Donald Trump keeps wanting to reopen the economy as he tries to weigh economic health and public health. In a Fox News poll this week, 80% of voters …

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout

NPR  

Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Amid Coronavirus Fallout Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images The nation's opinion of President Trump and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic are now on a downward turn, as the economy slumps and the death toll mounts in the virus's wake. While Trump enjoyed a short-lived approval ratings bump in March …

Disastrous jobs data sharpens Trump’s dilemma over closed economy
4 years, 9 months ago

Disastrous jobs data sharpens Trump’s dilemma over closed economy

CNN  

CNN — Staggering new data showing horrific job losses sparked by coronavirus shutdowns and projections of a lower-than-expected death toll are sharpening the agonizing dilemma confronting President Donald Trump. While that total represents grave human misery – it will add fuel to those who warn the “cure is worse than the disease.” Fauci said Thursday on “CBS This Morning” that …

Economy in shambles, Trump scrambles for new 2020 message
4 years, 9 months ago

Economy in shambles, Trump scrambles for new 2020 message

LA Times  

When President Trump battled impeachment early this year, his reelection campaign staff blasted out Facebook ads, texts and emails to donors and supporters, arguing that he was delivering gonzo job figures and a soaring stock market in the face of bitter partisan obstruction. After weeks of downplaying the coronavirus crisis, Trump cast himself as a “wartime president” in mid-March, recommended …

Will poor handling of Covid-19 crisis cost Donald Trump his presidency? Here is what Fareed Zakaria has to say
4 years, 9 months ago

Will poor handling of Covid-19 crisis cost Donald Trump his presidency? Here is what Fareed Zakaria has to say

India Today  

With the US fast becoming the new epicentre of the novel coronavirus, a shadow has been cast over the country's presidential elections which will be held later this year. Amid the coronavirus crisis, US President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are among the highest of his presidency. The coronavirus pandemic, which has already killed more than 4,000 Americans and shut down …

Trump ignored White House economists' warning of devastating impact of pandemic months ago: report
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump ignored White House economists' warning of devastating impact of pandemic months ago: report

Raw Story  

A study by the Council of Economic Advisers ordered by the National Security Council predicted that a pandemic similar to the 1918 Spanish flu or the 2009 swine flu could lead to a half-million deaths and cost the economy as much as $3.8 trillion. "Tens of millions of people could become ill, with many requiring hospitalization; and a significant number—especially …

Coronavirus could shut down America for months, and that scares Donald Trump for more than economic reasons
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus could shut down America for months, and that scares Donald Trump for more than economic reasons

ABC  

If a week is a long time in politics, it's an eternity during a pandemic. Indeed, on the very day the World Health Organisation warned America it could soon become the global epicentre of the pandemic, Mr Trump pushed for the US economy to be "opened up and raring to go" in just over two weeks. "Getting coronavirus is not …

Federal Reserve Chair Contradicts Trump: Curbing Coronavirus Is 'First Order Of Business'
4 years, 9 months ago

Federal Reserve Chair Contradicts Trump: Curbing Coronavirus Is 'First Order Of Business'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The chairman of the Federal Reserve on Thursday contradicted President Donald Trump’s push to reopen the economy as soon as possible, advising that curbing the spread of the coronavirus is “the first order of business” and recommending the advice of public health experts. “I think the first order of business will be to get the spread of …

Trump vows to reassess economic restrictions over coronavirus after Fox News urges him to do so
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump vows to reassess economic restrictions over coronavirus after Fox News urges him to do so

Salon  

Hours after Fox News host Steve Hilton called the response to the coronavirus pandemic "worse than the disease," President Donald Trump vowed to reassess the economic shutdown in only 15 days. "I hate to say this, but 15 days is not going to be long enough" for social distancing Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, epidemiologist and senior fellow at the Federation of …

Belatedly battling the coronavirus, Trump tries to save the country — and his reelection campaign
4 years, 9 months ago

Belatedly battling the coronavirus, Trump tries to save the country — and his reelection campaign

LA Times  

President Donald Trump speaks during press briefing with the Coronavirus Task Force, at the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Washington. President Trump has boasted for months that the booming stock market, low unemployment and strong economy leave Americans “no choice” but to give him a second term in November — “whether you love me or hate me.” But …

Coronavirus deals a death blow to U.S. economic expansion
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus deals a death blow to U.S. economic expansion

The Hindu  

No one knows how long it will last or how much it will hurt. But the U.S. economy is either sliding into a recession for the first time since 2009 or is already in one — a sudden victim of the coronavirus outbreak. The vast changes deemed necessary to defeat the virus — people and companies no longer engaging with …

Coronavirus must make Boris Johnson wake up – real people, not abstract ‘growth’, must be our economic priority
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus must make Boris Johnson wake up – real people, not abstract ‘growth’, must be our economic priority

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The stimulus announced by the government …

Trump Steps In To Help Oil Industry Facing Its Own Coronavirus Crisis
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump Steps In To Help Oil Industry Facing Its Own Coronavirus Crisis

NPR  

Trump Steps In To Help Oil Industry Facing Its Own Coronavirus Crisis Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeff Brady/NPR Jeff Brady/NPR Oil prices bounced back a bit after President Trump said the Department of Energy would buy crude for the nation's strategic petroleum reserve. While oil prices increased nearly 5% after Friday's announcement, that was just a fraction of the …

Trump address sparks chaos as coronavirus crisis deepens
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump address sparks chaos as coronavirus crisis deepens

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump set out to steady a rattled nation and a diving economy in a solemn Oval Office address, but instead sowed more confusion and doubts that he is up to handling the fast-worsening coronavirus crisis. Trump’s big announcement for keeping the virus at bay – what he said was a 30-day ban on travel to the …

Trump accused of coronavirus 'cover up' as president faces criticism for giving money to companies he has stake in
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump accused of coronavirus 'cover up' as president faces criticism for giving money to companies he has stake in

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He maintained that the administration “has cut red …

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Spots The Coronavirus Moment Donald Trump Will Come To Regret
4 years, 9 months ago

Ex-GOP Lawmaker Spots The Coronavirus Moment Donald Trump Will Come To Regret

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Rep. David Jolly predicted the moment that may come to define President Donald Trump’s haphazard and widely criticized response to the coronavirus crisis. “And whether it’s incompetence or not, what Donald Trump doesn’t realize in this moment is the American people are fearful,” Jolly continued. In fact, he is asking for people to accept his grievance …

‘He will lose the election’: Trump won't win 2020 because of coronavirus, ‘Dr Doom’ economist predicts
4 years, 10 months ago

‘He will lose the election’: Trump won't win 2020 because of coronavirus, ‘Dr Doom’ economist predicts

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Economist Nouriel Roubini, who's …

Trump calls the crisis over coronavirus Democrats’ ‘new hoax’
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump calls the crisis over coronavirus Democrats’ ‘new hoax’

LA Times  

During a raucous rally here Friday on the eve of the state’s Democratic primary, President Trump brushed off the nation’s rising concerns about the coronavirus, declaring that “confidence is surging” in the economy, despite the stock market having just suffered its worst week of losses since 2008. During his final South Carolina campaign event Friday, Sanders told voters in Columbia …

Coronavirus: White House hunts for options to contain fallout
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: White House hunts for options to contain fallout

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump’s advisers huddled on Friday to begin developing plans that would both stanch the economic effects of the spreading coronavirus outbreak and impose new restrictions on travelers from Japan and South Korea, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump said on Friday that he was also close to deciding whether to impose new travel …

Trump’s wishful thinking won’t stop coronavirus impact (Opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s wishful thinking won’t stop coronavirus impact (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — President Donald Trump keeps telling us not to worry, that the fast-spreading COVID-19, the coronavirus, is “going to go away,” soon, probably by “April,” and that a vaccine is “close.” The experts, including federally-employed top scientists, say he’s wrong on all these counts. …

‘He’s rattled’: Trump fears looming economic collapse will lose him 2020 election
5 years, 4 months ago

‘He’s rattled’: Trump fears looming economic collapse will lose him 2020 election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump is reportedly worried an economic collapse could dent …

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