The World Health Organisation (WHO) has hit back at Donald Trump after he threatened to stop US funding to the body as he seeks a scapegoat for the disaster wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the WHO had "missed the call" -- despite himself ignoring a memo from trade adviser Peter Navarro in February warning of the coming storm.
Mr Trump doubled down on his attacks of the WHO during the White House press briefing on Wednesday, saying his administering would "study" if it should pull funding from the group. The US is the largest contributor to the WHO's budget.
When responding to questions about Peter Nevarro's memo alerting the administration to the threat of Covid-19, the president said he was not briefed in January or February about the warning. "Peter sends a lot of memos," he said.
Reopening the country has been a continuous topic between the president and his advisers.
The president was asked if he would readjust when his administration might lift restrictions given how much social distancing regulations have worked to curb the spread of the novel virus.
"We can say we have to be on that down side of that slope," Mr Trump said, referencing the coronavirus curve experts use to show when and how the virus will impact parts of the country.
"We can do it in phases, go to some areas where - you know, some areas are much less affected than others," he added. "But it would be nice to be able to open with a big bang and open up our country, or certainly most of our country."
With the US now suffering 423,135 infections and 14,390 deaths, Mr Trump has said he is sending 200 ventilators to the UK to assist with the British recovery. But assistance has also been sent to states across the US including Colorado, which was set to receive 100 ventilators from the national stockpile.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also attended the White House press briefing to update the public about his office's work to return Americans home amid the pandemic.
He said his department has helped more than 50,000 US citizens return from over 90 countries across the globe.
"We're gonna be done when people can travel on their own again," he said. "We are gonna keep it up as long as we have resources to do it and there is a need."
In New York, the state posted its largest single-day jump in death toll with 779 New Yorkers dying from the novel virus. Hospitalisations are on the decline in the state, but Governor Andrew Cuomo reaffirmed for residents to not grow "complacent" and that social distancing rules would continue for the near future.
Other states like Minnesota, California, and Washington have reported a flattening of their own curves after implementing strict guidelines.
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Trump threatens to stop funding World Health Organisation for ‘missing’ pandemic
Donald Trump has threatened to stop US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) as he seeks to shift the blame for the disaster wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the body had “missed the call” – despite himself ignoring a memo from trade adviser Peter Navarro in February warning of the coming storm.
Trump told reporters the WHO had "called it wrong" on the virus and that the organisation was "very China-centric" in its approach during his latest White House press briefing, seemingly suggesting that the WHO had gone along with Beijing's efforts months ago to minimise the severity of the outbreak.
The organisation has praised China for its transparency on the virus, even though there has been reason to believe that more people died of Covid-19 than the country's official tally reveals.
"They should have known and they probably did know," the president said of WHO officials.
Trump initially said he would cut US funding to the organisation before minutes later backtracking and saying he would "strongly consider" it.
Donald Trump has threatened to stop US funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) as he seeks to shift the blame for the disaster wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the body had “missed the call” – despite himself ignoring a memo from trade adviser Peter Navarro in February warning of the coming storm.
Trump told reporters the WHO had "called it wrong" on the virus and that the organisation was "very China-centric" in its approach during his latest White House press briefing, seemingly suggesting that the WHO had gone along with Beijing's efforts months ago to minimise the severity of the outbreak.
The organisation has praised China for its transparency on the virus, even though there has been reason to believe that more people died of Covid-19 than the country's official tally reveals.
"They should have known and they probably did know," the president said of WHO officials.
Trump initially said he would cut US funding to the organisation before minutes later backtracking and saying he would "strongly consider" it.
He also downplayed the release of the inconvenient memo, telling reporters he had not been aware of it but had unilaterally followed some of his adviser's recommendations, including taking steps to curtail travel from China. But he added that he would not have wanted to act prematurely when it was not clear how dire the situation would become.
"I don't want to create havoc and shock and everything else. I'm not going to go out and start screaming, 'This could happen, this could happen'," Trump said. "I'm a cheerleader for this country."
Here's Danielle Zoellner's story.
"I don't want to create havoc and shock and everything else. I'm not going to go out and start screaming, 'This could happen, this could happen'," Trump said. "I'm a cheerleader for this country."
Here's Danielle Zoellner's story.
President says he is sending 200 ventilators to 'desperate' UK
With the US now suffering almost 396,000 cases of the virus and recording nearly 13,000 casualties and setting a grim record by reporting 1,890 deaths in just one day yesterday, the president has said he is sending 200 ventilators to the UK to assist with the British recovery.
"They've been great partners. They wanted 200, they need them desperately," he said.
The UK government has said 30,000 ventilators will be needed for the NHS to cope with the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trump otherwise moved to resassure the American public, declaring: "I will protect you if your governor fails... Some governors fail. But when they fail, I will help."
John T Bennett has this report.
With the US now suffering almost 396,000 cases of the virus and recording nearly 13,000 casualties and setting a grim record by reporting 1,890 deaths in just one day yesterday, the president has said he is sending 200 ventilators to the UK to assist with the British recovery.
"They've been great partners. They wanted 200, they need them desperately," he said.
The UK government has said 30,000 ventilators will be needed for the NHS to cope with the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Trump otherwise moved to resassure the American public, declaring: "I will protect you if your governor fails... Some governors fail. But when they fail, I will help."
To that end, he said he will seek a further $250bn (£203bn) from Congress to replenish a new federal programme to help small businesses cope with the lockdown. Lawmkaers initially allocated $349bn (£283bn) to the Paycheck Protection Program but that already looks like not being enough.
Infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci meanwhile offered some good news by suggesting the US could be in "good shape" to reopen its schools in autumn, with the president speaking of a desire to restart the country's economy with "a big bang".
More controversially, the president also offered a vague and baseless suggestion that mail votes would not have been appropriate in the Wisconsin primary - which went ahead yesterday against the advice of healthcare officials - because the practice encourages "cheating".
He then admitted he'd be making use of one himself in Florida. Classic.
Infectious diseases expert Dr Anthony Fauci meanwhile offered some good news by suggesting the US could be in "good shape" to reopen its schools in autumn, with the president speaking of a desire to restart the country's economy with "a big bang".
More controversially, the president also offered a vague and baseless suggestion that mail votes would not have been appropriate in the Wisconsin primary - which went ahead yesterday against the advice of healthcare officials - because the practice encourages "cheating".
He then admitted he'd be making use of one himself in Florida. Classic.
John T Bennett has this report.
Trump again pushes unproven hydroxychloroquine in Sean Hannity interview
After the briefing, the president again called into his favourite Fox crony's show and again pushed his preferred but unproven remedy for Covid-19, hydroxychloroquine, whined about the ingratitude of New York governor Andrew Cuomo and attacked the “lame stream media” for its coverage of his administration’s response to the crisis.
After the briefing, the president again called into his favourite Fox crony's show and again pushed his preferred but unproven remedy for Covid-19, hydroxychloroquine, whined about the ingratitude of New York governor Andrew Cuomo and attacked the “lame stream media” for its coverage of his administration’s response to the crisis.
President removes independent watchdog for coronavirus funds
Trump yesterday removed the inspector general who had been expected to oversee the government's $2.3trn (£1.9trn) coronavirus response, fueling concerns in Congress about oversight of the relief package.
This was just the president's most recent broadside against the federal watchdogs who seek to root out government waste, fraud and abuse, following his removal on Friday of the intelligence community's inspector general Michael Atkinson and his sharp criticism of the one who oversees the Department of Health and Human Services.
Glenn Fine, acting Defence Department inspector general, was named last week to chair a committee acting as a powerful watchdog over the federal government's response to the new coronavirus, including health policy and the largest economic relief package in US history.
But Trump has since designated the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general to perform the equivalent role at the Pentagon, a spokeswoman said, meaning Fine is not eligible for the role overseeing the coronavirus package, known as the Cares Act.
Politico first reported Fine's ouster, saying he would resume his post as the Pentagon's principal deputy inspector general.
Congressional Democrats said Fine's removal, less than a week after his appointment, reinforced their determination to strictly oversee the massive spending package passed last month to prop up the economy as the country grapples with the disease.
House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi called it "part of a disturbing pattern of retaliation" by Trump.
"We will continue to exercise our oversight to ensure that this historic investment of taxpayer dollars is being used wisely and efficiently," she said in a statement.
Trump largely shrugged off a question about Fine's removal during his press conference, saying it was his prerogative, that he had recently nominated a number of people to serve as agency inspectors general and suggesting he was removing those appointed under his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.
"We have a lot of IGs in from the Obama era. And, as you know, itâs a presidential decision," Trump told reporters.
The fiscal stimulus bill is unleashing a flood of money for families and businesses, and has created three watchdog groups consisting of federal officials and lawmakers. Pelosi announced a fourth oversight body, a select House committee, last week.
On Friday, the White House said Trump intended to nominate Jason Abend, a senior policy adviser at the Customs and Border Protection office, to be inspector general at the Pentagon.
It also said Trump planned to nominate Brian Miller, a White House lawyer and former General Services Administration IG, to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery, responsible for overseeing the Treasury Department's handling of funds.
Here's Justin Vallejo on the Demcrats demanding answers.
Trump yesterday removed the inspector general who had been expected to oversee the government's $2.3trn (£1.9trn) coronavirus response, fueling concerns in Congress about oversight of the relief package.
This was just the president's most recent broadside against the federal watchdogs who seek to root out government waste, fraud and abuse, following his removal on Friday of the intelligence community's inspector general Michael Atkinson and his sharp criticism of the one who oversees the Department of Health and Human Services.
Glenn Fine, acting Defence Department inspector general, was named last week to chair a committee acting as a powerful watchdog over the federal government's response to the new coronavirus, including health policy and the largest economic relief package in US history.
But Trump has since designated the Environmental Protection Agency's inspector general to perform the equivalent role at the Pentagon, a spokeswoman said, meaning Fine is not eligible for the role overseeing the coronavirus package, known as the Cares Act.
Politico first reported Fine's ouster, saying he would resume his post as the Pentagon's principal deputy inspector general.
Congressional Democrats said Fine's removal, less than a week after his appointment, reinforced their determination to strictly oversee the massive spending package passed last month to prop up the economy as the country grapples with the disease.
House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi called it "part of a disturbing pattern of retaliation" by Trump.
"We will continue to exercise our oversight to ensure that this historic investment of taxpayer dollars is being used wisely and efficiently," she said in a statement.
Trump largely shrugged off a question about Fine's removal during his press conference, saying it was his prerogative, that he had recently nominated a number of people to serve as agency inspectors general and suggesting he was removing those appointed under his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.
"We have a lot of IGs in from the Obama era. And, as you know, itâs a presidential decision," Trump told reporters.
The fiscal stimulus bill is unleashing a flood of money for families and businesses, and has created three watchdog groups consisting of federal officials and lawmakers. Pelosi announced a fourth oversight body, a select House committee, last week.
On Friday, the White House said Trump intended to nominate Jason Abend, a senior policy adviser at the Customs and Border Protection office, to be inspector general at the Pentagon.
It also said Trump planned to nominate Brian Miller, a White House lawyer and former General Services Administration IG, to be special inspector general for pandemic recovery, responsible for overseeing the Treasury Department's handling of funds.
Here's Justin Vallejo on the Demcrats demanding answers.
Kayleigh McEnany to succeed Stephanie Grisham as White House press secretary
Trump moved quickly yesterday to announce his latest appointee to one of the most thankless jobs in the world.
Trump moved quickly yesterday to announce his latest appointee to one of the most thankless jobs in the world.
Campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany was tapped yesterday to succeed the wretched Stephanie Grisham as White House press secretary - and immediately came under fire for her idiotic past statements trashing Barack Obama, to which history has not been kind.
This one is a real doozy: "We will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here, we will not see terrorism come here, and isn't that refreshing when contrasting it with the awful presidency of President Obama?"
Also heading to the White House as part of the shake-up - coinciding with the arrival of new acting chief of staff Mark Meadows - is Pentagon spokeswoman Alyssa Farah, who will lead strategic communications.
Danielle Zoellner has more on this.
Navy secretary resigns after calling fired captain behind coronavirus letter 'stupid' and 'naive'
The acting US Navy secretary, Thomas Modly, who fired an aircraft carrier commander for raising concerns about coronavirus spreading through his crew then called him "stupid" and "naive" in a profanity-laced speech to those sailors, has resigned.
Modly fired the commander of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett Crozier, after a five-page letter he wrote about the virus infecting his crew was leaked to The San Francisco Chronicle last week.
As he left his ship in Guam following his dismissal, Captain Crovier's crew gave him a rousing send-off seen in videos that went viral, prompting Modly's appearence on Monday to attempt to soothe the situation.
The acting US Navy secretary, Thomas Modly, who fired an aircraft carrier commander for raising concerns about coronavirus spreading through his crew then called him "stupid" and "naive" in a profanity-laced speech to those sailors, has resigned.
Modly fired the commander of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Captain Brett Crozier, after a five-page letter he wrote about the virus infecting his crew was leaked to The San Francisco Chronicle last week.
As he left his ship in Guam following his dismissal, Captain Crovier's crew gave him a rousing send-off seen in videos that went viral, prompting Modly's appearence on Monday to attempt to soothe the situation.
For his part, Trump's messaging on the spat has been confused, with the commander-in-chief appearing to side with the ousted captain on Monday night, calling him a good man with stellar service record, having previously been critical of his letter.
"The captain should not have written a letter. He didn't need to be Ernest Hemingway," he said again yesterday.
"The captain should not have written a letter. He didn't need to be Ernest Hemingway," he said again yesterday.
John T Bennett has more on this.
'Now is not the time'
Rory Sullivan has the latest as the World Health Organisation responds to Trump.
"We are now in an acute phase of the pandemic - now is not the time to cut back on funding," says Dr Hans Kluge, the body's regional director for Europe.
Rory Sullivan has the latest as the World Health Organisation responds to Trump.
"We are now in an acute phase of the pandemic - now is not the time to cut back on funding," says Dr Hans Kluge, the body's regional director for Europe.
President ridiculed for claiming Ivanka 'created 15 million jobs'
With more than 10m Americans claiming unemployment benefit as a result fo the coronavirus outbreak, Trump yesterday gave his daughter Ivanka another prominent platform by inviting her to a small businesses event at the White House - and made an extraordinary claim about her contribution to his administration.
"My daughter Ivanka Trump who just wants to have people working," the president blustered. "I gave her lots of options. What do you like? She created over 15 million jobs working with some of you, but working with the biggest companies in the world".
Citizens for Ethics were just one voice among many to be incensed by the gushing, noxious blend of nonsense and nepotism on display as the pair tried and failed to legitimise one another.
With more than 10m Americans claiming unemployment benefit as a result fo the coronavirus outbreak, Trump yesterday gave his daughter Ivanka another prominent platform by inviting her to a small businesses event at the White House - and made an extraordinary claim about her contribution to his administration.
"My daughter Ivanka Trump who just wants to have people working," the president blustered. "I gave her lots of options. What do you like? She created over 15 million jobs working with some of you, but working with the biggest companies in the world".
Citizens for Ethics were just one voice among many to be incensed by the gushing, noxious blend of nonsense and nepotism on display as the pair tried and failed to legitimise one another.
Republican wearing protective gear tells Wisconsin voters it's 'incredibly safe to go out'
Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos was rightly roasted yesterday for attempting to reassure the public it was "incredibly safe" to go out and vote in the state's primary while wearing full protective gear.
Wisconsin Republican Robin Vos was rightly roasted yesterday for attempting to reassure the public it was "incredibly safe" to go out and vote in the state's primary while wearing full protective gear.
Thousands of locals were forced to choose between their health and democracy yesterday as they left home apprehensively to vote, with many forced to congregate for hours in long lines, making a mockery of social distancing rues.
Voters reported feeling afraid, angry and embarrassed by the state's unwillingness to postpone their presidential primary elections as more than a dozen other states have already done.
Neither Joe Biden nor Bernie Sanders will be declared a winner at least until next Monday in accordance with one of several court orders that shaped the contest.
Voters reported feeling afraid, angry and embarrassed by the state's unwillingness to postpone their presidential primary elections as more than a dozen other states have already done.
Neither Joe Biden nor Bernie Sanders will be declared a winner at least until next Monday in accordance with one of several court orders that shaped the contest.
Here's Justin Vallejo on the ridiculous Vos.
New York's Cuomo sees virus slowing despite record death toll on 'hardest day'
Even as medical teams struggled to save an onslaught of gravely ill coronavirus patients and deaths hit new highs, the number of Covid-19 hospitalisations seemed to be leveling off in New York state, the US epicenter of the pandemic, governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.
New York was one of several states, along with the nation as a whole, to post their highest daily loss of life from Covid-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the virus. A staggering 731 fatalities were reported in Cuomo's state alone.
But early statistical signs the crisis might be peaking provided little comfort to weary doctors and nurses on the front lines of the outbreak, as hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units overflowing with Covid-19 patients.
"People are just so incredibly sick... incredibly sick in a way that I've never experienced or seen before," said Jacqueline Callahan, 33, a New York City nurse who spoke to Reuters on condition she not identify the hospital where she works.
"So every day is, honestly, the hardest day," she said. "You just don't know how it's going to change, and you just hope it keeps getting better, but - you know - we haven't turned that corner fully yet."
New York state accounts for more than a third of confirmed US coronavirus cases to date and nearly half the cumulative death toll - 5,489 as of Tuesday.
But Cuomo said the rising number of deaths was a "lagging indicator" coming days or weeks after the onset of infections.
He pointed instead to slowing rates of coronavirus hospitalisations, intensive care admissions and ventilator intubations as signs social distancing measures imposed last month were working.
The governors of Illinois and Louisiana - two other hot spots in the US pandemic - likewise paired reports of record jumps in Covid-19 deaths with data suggesting the contagion may be reaching a plateau.
The messages seemed calibrated to convey a sense of hope while urging the public to abide strictly by stay-at-home orders imposed by governors of 42 states.
"Let's not get complacent," Cuomo told a news conference. "Social distancing is working... That's why you see those numbers coming down."
Across the country, California governor Gavin Newsom said the infection curve in his state - the first to impose stay-at-home orders - was "bending but it's also stretching," with the virus outbreak there expected to peak in mid- to late May.
"The curve continues to rise, but now it is slower," he told a news briefing.
In another glimmer of good news, the US surgeon general, Jerome Adams, said on Tuesday the pandemic may end up killing fewer Americans than the range of 100,000 to 240,000 projected earlier by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The latest research model from the University of Washington - one of several cited by leading health authorities - has forecast US coronavirus deaths totaling fewer than 82,000 by 4 August.
New York was one of several states, along with the nation as a whole, to post their highest daily loss of life from Covid-19, the highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the virus. A staggering 731 fatalities were reported in Cuomo's state alone.
But early statistical signs the crisis might be peaking provided little comfort to weary doctors and nurses on the front lines of the outbreak, as hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units overflowing with Covid-19 patients.
"People are just so incredibly sick... incredibly sick in a way that I've never experienced or seen before," said Jacqueline Callahan, 33, a New York City nurse who spoke to Reuters on condition she not identify the hospital where she works.
"So every day is, honestly, the hardest day," she said. "You just don't know how it's going to change, and you just hope it keeps getting better, but - you know - we haven't turned that corner fully yet."
New York state accounts for more than a third of confirmed US coronavirus cases to date and nearly half the cumulative death toll - 5,489 as of Tuesday.
But Cuomo said the rising number of deaths was a "lagging indicator" coming days or weeks after the onset of infections.
He pointed instead to slowing rates of coronavirus hospitalisations, intensive care admissions and ventilator intubations as signs social distancing measures imposed last month were working.
The governors of Illinois and Louisiana - two other hot spots in the US pandemic - likewise paired reports of record jumps in Covid-19 deaths with data suggesting the contagion may be reaching a plateau.
The messages seemed calibrated to convey a sense of hope while urging the public to abide strictly by stay-at-home orders imposed by governors of 42 states.
"Let's not get complacent," Cuomo told a news conference. "Social distancing is working... That's why you see those numbers coming down."
Across the country, California governor Gavin Newsom said the infection curve in his state - the first to impose stay-at-home orders - was "bending but it's also stretching," with the virus outbreak there expected to peak in mid- to late May.
"The curve continues to rise, but now it is slower," he told a news briefing.
In another glimmer of good news, the US surgeon general, Jerome Adams, said on Tuesday the pandemic may end up killing fewer Americans than the range of 100,000 to 240,000 projected earlier by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The latest research model from the University of Washington - one of several cited by leading health authorities - has forecast US coronavirus deaths totaling fewer than 82,000 by 4 August.
Why Trump's press secretaries are always doomed to fail
As Kayleigh McEnany succeeds Stephanie Grisham, John T Bennett examines why no one can ever make a success of the role of White House press secretary under the famously media-obsessed Trump.
As Kayleigh McEnany succeeds Stephanie Grisham, John T Bennett examines why no one can ever make a success of the role of White House press secretary under the famously media-obsessed Trump.
Trump cheers 'Good news!' as New York hospital admissions fall
Here's the national cheerleader, watching Fox and Friends and celebrating prematurely after griping about Governor Cuomo on the same channel last night.
Here's the national cheerleader, watching Fox and Friends and celebrating prematurely after griping about Governor Cuomo on the same channel last night.
Texas abortion restrictions can stay in place, appeals court rules, as critics argue state exploiting crisis to curtail freedoms
Texas can continue its restrictions on abortion during the coronavirus pandemic, a divided federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, in a decision likely to make its way to the Supreme Court.
A panel of the US Court of Appeals granted what it acknowledged was extraordinary relief in keeping in place an executive order issued on 22 March. A federal district judge said the order denied women their constitutional right to abortion.
Supreme Court precedent “instructs that all constitutional rights may be reasonably restricted to combat a public health emergency”, wrote judge Kyle Duncan, who was nominated to the court by Donald Trump. Abortion would be different “only if the Supreme Court had specifically exempted abortion rights from its general rule. It has never done so.”
Texas can continue its restrictions on abortion during the coronavirus pandemic, a divided federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday, in a decision likely to make its way to the Supreme Court.
A panel of the US Court of Appeals granted what it acknowledged was extraordinary relief in keeping in place an executive order issued on 22 March. A federal district judge said the order denied women their constitutional right to abortion.
Supreme Court precedent “instructs that all constitutional rights may be reasonably restricted to combat a public health emergency”, wrote judge Kyle Duncan, who was nominated to the court by Donald Trump. Abortion would be different “only if the Supreme Court had specifically exempted abortion rights from its general rule. It has never done so.”
'With his dangerous hydroxychloroquine obsession, Trump is putting himself first, not America'
For Indy Premium, Matthew Norman picks apart the president's pivot to full-on snake oil salesman in the hunt for a quick fix.
For Indy Premium, Matthew Norman picks apart the president's pivot to full-on snake oil salesman in the hunt for a quick fix.
Trump continues to fearmonger over voter fraud
The president's sudden interest in electoral integrity continues, I see...
The president's sudden interest in electoral integrity continues, I see...
'The rich killed New York City and have abandoned it at the first sign of trouble'
Also for Indy Premium, here's Holly Baxter with a howl of anguish for the Big Apple.
Also for Indy Premium, here's Holly Baxter with a howl of anguish for the Big Apple.
Chris Cuomo calls Trump's suggestion he did not want to cause panic over coronavirus 'asinine bulls***'
The embattled CNN anchor is still broadcasting from his basement despite being diagnosed with Covid-19 himself and is continuing to make a valuable contribution by describing his symptoms in graphic detail - even presenting "scary" X-rays of the excess fluid in his lungs to viewers - and by holding the government to account.
Yesterday, he spoke of his frustration at seeing the Wisconsin primary go ahead, greatly increasing the risk of the disease's spread among crowds of voters, and exposed the president's lies about his failure to heed the early warnings he was presented with for what they are.
Cuomo also interviewed Joe Biden, who was equally forthright on the subject of leadership:
The embattled CNN anchor is still broadcasting from his basement despite being diagnosed with Covid-19 himself and is continuing to make a valuable contribution by describing his symptoms in graphic detail - even presenting "scary" X-rays of the excess fluid in his lungs to viewers - and by holding the government to account.
Yesterday, he spoke of his frustration at seeing the Wisconsin primary go ahead, greatly increasing the risk of the disease's spread among crowds of voters, and exposed the president's lies about his failure to heed the early warnings he was presented with for what they are.
Cuomo also interviewed Joe Biden, who was equally forthright on the subject of leadership:
‘I don’t know him’: Trump distances himself from ex-Navy secretary despite photos of them together
How often have we seen this president hotly denying knowing someone, only for a picture of them to emerge together almost immediately?
It's the recently-resigned acting Navy sec Thomas Modly that he claims never to have heard of, in this case.
Here's Gino Spocchia with the latest Where's Wally? challenge you didn't ask for.
How often have we seen this president hotly denying knowing someone, only for a picture of them to emerge together almost immediately?
It's the recently-resigned acting Navy sec Thomas Modly that he claims never to have heard of, in this case.
Here's Gino Spocchia with the latest Where's Wally? challenge you didn't ask for.
Shoppers in LA will be turned away if they don’t wear masks, mayor says
Eric Garcetti has warned residents of the City of Angels to wear face masks before running errands during the coronavirus pandemic or risk being turned away from grocery stores and other essential businesses amid the shutdown.
The mayor announced new orders beginning at midnight on Friday requiring all customers at shops like pharmacies and grocery stores to cover their face with a cloth mask.
If residents fail to comply with the new guidelines, employees at essential services can refuse services.
“We need to protect every worker on the front lines of this crisis,” he said on Tuesday. “Each one of us is a first responder in this emergency. Every employer should keep employees safe, and so should Angelenos patronising these businesses."
Here's Chris Riotta's report.
Eric Garcetti has warned residents of the City of Angels to wear face masks before running errands during the coronavirus pandemic or risk being turned away from grocery stores and other essential businesses amid the shutdown.
The mayor announced new orders beginning at midnight on Friday requiring all customers at shops like pharmacies and grocery stores to cover their face with a cloth mask.
If residents fail to comply with the new guidelines, employees at essential services can refuse services.
“We need to protect every worker on the front lines of this crisis,” he said on Tuesday. “Each one of us is a first responder in this emergency. Every employer should keep employees safe, and so should Angelenos patronising these businesses."
Here's Chris Riotta's report.
