Confronted after others with the test that represents the coronavirus for the health and the economy in the United States, Donald Trump does not cease oscillating between the imperatives of his function and his mood. He illustrated it again on Monday March 9. After a weekend at his luxury club in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, the President of the United States spent his morning raising funds for the campaign on the spot as Wall Street collapsed .
Back at the White House, he wanted to reassure the Americans by promising measures of "Large scale" to support the economy during a press conference with members of the committee established to respond to the health crisis. This committee is chaired by Vice President Mike Pence.
"We are going to meet the Republicans in the House, Mitch McConnell", the head of the Republican majority in the Senate, to consider tax deductions on wages, said Donald Trump. He did not mention the name of the speaker (President) of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi with whom he has tense relations, when he must obtain the green light from the Democratic majority in the House. He quickly disappeared without answering any questions.
"It is not the fault of our country"
Earlier in the morning, the president had been bitter on his Twitter account, again opposing the death of influenza to that of Covid-19. "Last year, 37,000 Americans died from the normal flu. The average is generally between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Yet nothing is closed, life and the economy continue. There are currently 546 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 22 deaths. Think about it! ", had railed Donald Trump after denouncing without further details "The bogus info". Friday, he called "Snake" Washington State Governor Jay Inslee after criticizing the latter for the slowness of the federal state. Washington State is the most severely affected by the virus.
The president also tweeted on Monday morning on his decision to ban foreigners from China, the first focus of the epidemic, from entering US territory on January 31. “The BEST decision was the most difficult of all – which saved many lives. Our decision VERY early to stop traveling to and from certain parts of the world! ", he said, as the virus has since spread to most American states. "It is not the fault of our country", later discarded the president in his opening remarks at the press conference.
