Hundreds across country answer Trump’s call to ‘liberate’ states from lockdown as they protest

President Donald Trump urged supporters to ‘LIBERATE’ three states led by Democratic governors Friday, apparently encouraging the growing protests against the stay-at-home restrictions aimed at stopping the coronavirus. A day after laying out a roadmap to gradually reopen the crippled economy, Trump took to Twitter with the kind of rhetoric some of his supporters have … Read more

Andrew Cuomo issues seething response to Donald Trump’s demand he show appreciation

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a seething rebuttal to Donald Trump after the president demanded he say ‘thank you’ for federal help building out New York’s hospital capacity to confront the coronavirus crisis. Cuomo, who has called for a measured focus on data rather than opinion in many of his briefings, lit into the … Read more

Donald Trump’s ‘brain trust’ on re-opening starts with top CEOs demanding boost in testing

The White House release the names of even more people than Trump himself read out in the Rose Garden, grouped by themes.  AGRICULTURE  American Farm Bureau Federation – Zippy Duvall Sysco Corporation – Kevin Hourican Tyson Foods, Inc. – Dean Banks Perdue Farms, Inc. – Randy Day Cargill, Inc. – David MacLennan Archer-Daniels-Midland Company – … Read more

WHO chief says he ‘regrets’ Donald Trump’s decision to suspend funding

The head of the World Health Organization said today he ‘regrets’ Donald Trump’s decision to suspend US funding for the agency and called for ‘solidarity’ in tackling the coronavirus pandemic.  The WHO’s embattled chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference that ‘this is a time for all of us to be united in our common … Read more

Joe Exotic’s husband Dillon says his partner was ‘excited’ by Donald Trump’s support

Tiger King’s Dillon Passage says ‘wild and charismatic’ husband Joe Exotic was ‘excited’ by Trump’s support… after the President said he will ‘look’ at pardoning his 22-year prison sentence By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 13:02 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 13:03 BST, 15 April 2020 Joe Exotic’s latest husband Dillon Passage has revealed … Read more

TOM LEONARD: Could Donald Trump’s coronavirus tantrums cost him a second term in the White House?

To those in Britain and across the world who hope and pray that their political leaders are up to the challenges posed by coronavirus, well, just be thankful you don’t live in the US. Yesterday, Donald Trump compared the governors of states who might seek to defy him over his desire to end the lockdown … Read more

Fauci calls Trump’s coronavirus briefings ‘draining’ and says lockdowns won’t be lifted by May 1

Dr Anthony Fauci admitted that he finds President Donald Trump’s daily coronavirus briefings ‘really draining’ as he put a damper on ‘overly optimistic’ White House projections for when the lockdowns could be lifted.  Fauci has become one of the most prominent voices on the White House coronavirus task force, appearing alongside Trump almost every day … Read more

‘US doesn’t have a king’: Andrew Cuomo rejects Trump’s claim of ‘total authority’ to lift shutdowns

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has rebuked President Trump’s claims that he has blanket authority to order a reopening of the country and cease stay-at-home orders, saying Monday night that the last time he checked the US had ‘a constitution…not a king’.  In a heated press conference inside the White House on Monday evening, Trump … Read more

Trump’s approval rating drops to six-month low of 43%

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has slumped to a six-month low of 43 percent as the coronavirus crisis drags into its third month. A total of 56 percent of voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance in office, according to a Friday Rasmussen Reports poll of 500 likely voters. Those latest numbers include 30 percent of likely … Read more

The French doctor behind Trump’s favorite coronavirus treatment

An eccentric French doctor has become a YouTube sensation and been approached by the French president for advice after he claims he has gotten astonishing results using Trump’s favorite coronavirus treatment on sick patients.  Didier Raoult, a 68-year-old French infectious-disease specialist, has been using controversial antimalarial drug hydroxycholoroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.  The doctor has … Read more