Donald Trump at the press conference on April 15, 2020. Image: AP
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Trump wants to bypass Parliament – and threatens
In the midst of the corona crisis, US President Donald Trump threatened to order a mandatory break for the parliament so that vacancies in his government could be filled quickly without Congress. Particularly because of the epidemic, it was necessary for his government to finally fill vacant positions, Trump said in the White House on Wednesday evening (local time). The constitution gives him the right to order such a break for the congress.
Trump condemned the practice of maintaining congress through pro-forma meetings with no MPs or senators present. This is a “neglect of the duties that the American people cannot afford in this crisis”. The senators, for example – who usually have to agree to the appointment of top officials and ministers – were not in Washington at least until the beginning of May.
Corona virus – the situation worldwide:
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If Trump orders an official parliamentary break, the Republican could fill numerous posts without Congress approval. The Democrats are vehemently opposed to ordering parliament to take a break. Currently, due to the coronavirus epidemic, neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate in Washington meet at regular meetings.
Trump wants to announce easing
A drive-in test facility in Cleveland. Image: AP
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Trump wants to get the ailing US economy back in the Corona crisis as soon as possible with new guidelines to relax the protective measures. US guidelines should be released this Thursday, Trump said. “The struggle is ongoing, but the data suggests that we have overcome the peak of cases across the country.” Some states could open earlier than others – even before the end of the month.
Trump defended his decision to get the US back to normal as soon as possible. Protective measures and the associated economic hardship also led to deaths, he argued. The number of mentally ill, drug addicts and those at risk of suicide is increasing. Hotlines for the latter have risen dramatically, the president claimed, with no data available. (sda / dpa)
Trump also threatens the states
Trump made it clear that he wanted to work with the state governors, but that he also wanted to take action against their measures if necessary. «We have the right to do whatever we want. But we wouldn’t want to do that. » Trump had only raised criticism on Tuesday when he said he had “all-encompassing power” to reopen public life in the states. Among other things, New York governor Andrew Cuomo had said that Trump was not a “king” but an elected president.
Trump interprets the statistics
In Brooklyn, the bodies of suspected Covid victims are buried in a mass grave. Image: AP
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According to a university in the United States, more people have died than ever before from a new coronavirus infection within 24 hours. By Wednesday evening, the experts at Johns Hopkins University had recorded 2,494 deaths. The previous high was reached on Tuesday with 2303 deaths. According to the university, more than 28,300 people have been killed by the virus since the epidemic began in the United States. The number of confirmed cases in the USA is therefore more than 630,000 – more than in any other country in the world.
Trump said many other countries would not publish their numbers as transparently, so the U.S. would be in the lead in this statistic. “Does anyone really believe the numbers from some of these countries?” he said. “We have more cases because we report more.”
1200 dollars – “big fat check”
The president confirmed that his name would appear on the direct aid checks for taxpayers – in the middle of the campaign before the November presidential election. “I am sure that people will be very happy to get a big, fat check and my name is on it,” said Trump. “I understand that nothing is delayed.” As part of an economic stimulus package, millions of Americans are to be given a check for $ 1,200, with an additional $ 500 per child.
Trump suspects Fox News
President Donald Trump and Mike Pence after the Fox News interview. Picture: EPA
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At the press conference, Trump’s White House correspondent for his favorite Fox News broadcaster, John Roberts, asked for reports that the novel corona virus may have come from a Chinese laboratory. Trump replied, “I don’t want to say that, John. But I will tell you that we hear this story more and more. » His government is investigating very closely what happened. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said immediately after the press conference on Fox News, when asked that China had failed to provide answers in this regard. The broadcaster propagates this theory with reference to undisclosed sources.
Scientists do not consider it plausible that the corona virus is man-made. Rather, a natural transmission is considered likely: Either the virus could have jumped directly from bats or used an animal intermediate host. In fact, there is still no conclusive information as to how humans originally contracted the new type of corona virus.
Trump: “WHO is China’s tool”
Trump announced on Tuesday that it would put US payments to the World Health Organization (WHO) on hold for “poorly handling and hiding the spread of the coronavirus”. On Wednesday, he attacked the UN organization again sharply. WHO was “a tool of China” in the crisis, he claimed. “Look at everything that happened, you were wrong.” That was either a “tragic mistake” or the WHO deliberately acted in this way. Trump’s move had met with international criticism – moreover, the US president himself is accused of having downplayed the crisis for a long time.
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