Trump sees himself as the victim of another “witch hunt”
In the Corona crisis, US President Donald Trump again attacked Democratic governors in the states and at the same time praised the work of his own government. “The rest of the world is watching us and they respect what we did,” said the Republican on Saturday night (local time) at his daily press conference in the White House. “I know that nobody else could have done what we did.” His government has provided ventilators to the states and increased hospital beds. There is also sufficient testing capacity that the governors just did not use.
Several governors, both Republicans and Democrats, continue to complain about a lack of nationwide tests that are prerequisite for Trump’s gradual reopening of the economy. For example, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Saturday: “Testing will continue to be an issue.” DeSantis is a loyal supporter of Trump.
Trump compared criticism of his government in the crisis to the FBI’s Russian investigation into whether his campaign team had made secret arrangements with Russia. Investigators found no evidence of this in their report presented last year. “This shouldn’t be a partisan witch hunt like the Russia witch hunt,” Trump said on Saturday night.
Trump fought criticism for fueling protests against corona virus containment measures in democratically governed U.S. states. “Some have totally overdone it,” Trump said, referring to the governors. On Friday, Trump had capitalized on Twitter “Liberate Michigan!”, “Liberate Minnesota!” and “Liberate Virginia!” written. On Saturday, protests against the protective measures took place in several states, which are governed by both democratic and republican governors.
On Saturday, for example, a car convoy protested in Maryland’s capital, Annapolis. The state is governed by Republican Governor Larry Hogan, who refuses to relax the measures given the increasing number of infections – which is in line with the White House guidelines. Protester Charles Rex told Fox News: “This is absolutely ridiculous. People have to go back to work. » Protester Janet Baker said: “I want the constitution to be protected and honored again.” (sda / dpa)
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