WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump says he has a “high degree of confidence” the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Chinese laboratory, contradicting a rare public assessment issued hours earlier by his top intelligence agency. While most scientists agree the coronavirus pandemic originated in Wuhan, China, there has been endless speculation about how the […]
Having apparently learned nothing about the novel coronavirus since February—when he predicted the contagion would disappear “like a miracle” by April—President Donald Trump insisted during a roundtable with corporate executives Wednesday that Covid-19 will soon “be gone” even in the absence of a vaccine, a view that is not shared by public health professionals. “It’s gonna go, it’s […]
“No matter what issue the solution is the same for Trump, Miller, Kushner and other white nationalists. Build walls, end immigration, punish sanctuary cities…” Immigrant rights advocates on Tuesday condemned President Donald Trump for suggesting that his administration could withhold coronavirus relief funding for certain states containing sanctuary cities. Twice on Tuesday, the president said that when […]
“Cutting payroll taxes does nothing to help seniors or the millions of people who just lost their jobs. It does, however, defund Social Security and Medicare—which is why Trump is obsessed with the idea.” President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed opposition to providing additional direct relief payments on top of the $1,200 checks that […]