https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107872/20/1078722098_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_4892e00399ab0bec2bf5c76d8d92e444.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202003281078738800-dont-be-a-cutie-pie-trump-gives-weird-comeback-to-reporter-during-white-house-briefing—video/ The US government is trying to curb the coronavirus outbreak in the country, as the United States has surpassed all other countries in the number of cases, with over 100,000 infected and at least 1,700 fatalities. Donald Trump told ABC reporter Jonathan Karl “not to be a cutie pie” after he asked the president about the availability of ventilators […]
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Governments and scientists alike agree that ‘tracking’ is a key strategy for containing the coronavirus. It is now clear they intend to do so using technology like smartphones, a move that raises concerns about privacy, however. Both US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made sure to mention the ‘COVID-19 Screening Tool’ app developed by Apple at their daily press briefing on Friday. According […]
The US House has approved the mammoth $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed earlier this week by the Senate, sending the long-awaited relief package to President Donald Trump’s desk for signing. Also on rt.com World economy has entered a recession ‘as bad or worse’ than the global financial crisis – IMF chief DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
Benny Gantz decided to dismantle his Blue and White opposition party alliance after reading the results of a poll he commissioned, reported Arutz Sheva. According to news site Srugim, Gantz took action in light of a poll published by Channel 12’s Amit Segal, compelling him to choose a unit government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In the survey, “two questions were asked regarding political scenarios the […]
Photo credit: Evan Vucci-Pool, Getty Images. The White House abruptly cancelled a General Motors joint venture project to build tens of thousands of desperately-needed ventilators after FEMA officials expressed concern that the costs of the effort could exceed $1 billion — or roughly 0.05 percent of the massive coronavirus stimulus bill that passed the Senate the day before. According to the New York Times, the project between […]
Even as the US overtook China in the official number of Covid-19 cases, the top physician leading the White House effort urged Americans not to panic, as models predicting the death of millions keep being proven wrong everywhere. “The predictions of the models don’t match the reality on the ground in neither China, South Korea nor Italy,” Dr. Deborah Birx told reporters on Thursday. She noted […]
Photo credit: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images. The Trump administration failed to follow a comprehensive National Security Council “playbook” on pandemic response developed by Obama White House officials in 2016 after the ebola outbreak. According to Politico, the Trump White House repeatedly missed key moments in its early response to the global COVID-19 outbreak, leaving it as much as two months behind in testing for the virus as […]
The White House is set to hold another coronavirus task force briefing tonight. Yesterday’s briefing featured Dr. Anthony Fauci back at the podium, along with Dr. Deborah Birx, warning about the continued spread of coronavirus, especially in the New York metro area. President Donald Trump has talked about Easter as a potential target date to reopen the economy as Congress works on a stimulus bill, though […]
Blue and White party leaders have concluded that there is no chance of forming a minority government reliant on external support from the Joint List, reported Israel’s Channel 13 News. Faction chair Benny Gantz met Tuesday with MKs from his Israel Resilience party, as well as MKs from Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party, and Moshe Ya’alon’s Telem party. The Blue and White list constitutes an alliance […]
We have a deal, folks! It appears on early Wednesday morning, the White House and Republican and Democratic Senate leaders reached a deal to keep the American economy humming during the virus crisis and hopefully avoid depression in the second and third quarters. The new Senate proposal will inject $2 trillion into the US economy, just like a shot of heroin, providing tax rebates, four months […]
Photo credit: Saul Loeb, AFP via Getty Images. After a marathon negotiating session, the Trump White House and Senate Republicans struck a deal with Congressional Democrats just after midnight Wednesday on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package, the most expensive piece of legislation in U.S. history. According to the New York Times, the three parties finally came to an agreement on this third round of emergency funding for […]
US senators and the Trump administration have finally reached an agreement on a massive rescue plan to help stem the impact Covid-19 is having on the country’s economy. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source
The White House coronavirus task force is holding another press briefing tonight, after a virtual town hall on Fox News this afternoon. Thousands of people across the country have tested positive for coronavirus and governors from California to New York requesting everything from more masks to hospital beds. During that aforementioned town hall, the president offered Easter as a potential target date for when national guidelines […]
Ed Asner would very much like Betty White to live. Also Carl Reiner, William Shatner, Mel Brooks, and Cloris Leachman. Oh, and himself. On Tuesday afternoon, the Emmy-winning TV legend (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) directed a tweet at Donald Trump in response to the president’s comments which insinuated that he plans to reopen the country in weeks. Doing so would defy the pleas […]
Despite his absence at Monday’s White House briefing and reports of tension between the two, Dr. Anthony Fauci — director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — is denying that there is a rift between him and President Donald Trump. In an interview with WMAL radio in Washington, Fauci was asked whether he believes the media is asking questions designed to drive a […]
One Republican governor is calling out the White House for sending out mixed signals to the public about the coronavirus. Appearing Tuesday on CNN’s New Day, Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) was asked by anchor John Berman how the strict actions he’s taken in his state match up with President Donald Trump’s remarks on Monday about possibly easing up on the social distancing guidelines. “They don’t really […]
In his “Closing Argument,” CNN’s Chris Cuomo argued that journalists should avoid putting NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci in the uncomfortable position of having to publicly correct all the many exaggerations and outright lies about the coronavirus by President Donald Trump. Cu0mo’s final segment on Monday night keyed off Fauci’s notable absence from the daily coronavirus task force press briefing earlier in the day, marking the […]
The White House coronavirus task force on Sunday dangled new CDC guidance that might suggest some Americans with exposure to the 2019 novel coronavirus could return to work wearing a mask. Vice President Pence on Sunday said the guidance “will make it possible for people that have been exposed to return to work more quickly with—by wearing a mask for a certain period of time.” He […]
The White House Correspondents Association says it has been informed of a suspected case of coronavirus among the White House press corps, according to Reuters. “We have been informed that one of our colleagues has a suspected case of COVID-19. The individual was at the White House on March 9, 11, 16 and 18,” wrote White House Correspondents Association president Jon Karl in an email to […]
The White House Coronavirus Task Force will hold a press briefing on Monday to address the government’s ongoing efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. The briefing is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET. President Donald Trump has made regular appearances at these briefings, and it is very possible he will face questions, during Monday’s session, on whether he wants state governments to end their lockdown […]
It appears Washington’s first failing to protect against the spread of the deadly coronavirus began on what would be the ‘front lines’ months prior to the emergence of the pandemic. A lengthy investigative report in Reuters found that the White House ordered the elimination of a key American Center for Disease Control (CDC) position in Beijing intended to monitor and study disease outbreaks in China. The position […]
The Trump administration is holding another coronavirus task force briefing this afternoon. This press conference comes as positive cases of coronavirus continue to increase in the U.S. and around the world. In the past week, a few members of Congress — now including Senator Rand Paul — have tested positive. President Donald Trump tweeted this morning he’s “working very well” with governors, a little over an hour […]
As the number of coronavirus cases continues to grow at a rapid pace in the U.S., the White House is launching a communications plan across multiple federal agencies that focuses on accusing Beijing of orchestrating a “cover-up” and creating a global pandemic, according to two U.S. officials and a government cable obtained by The Daily Beast. The cable, sent to State Department officials Friday, lays out […]
A member of US Vice President Mike Pence’s staff has tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House has confirmed, but said that neither Pence nor President Donald Trump were exposed. “This evening we were notified that a member of the Office of the Vice President tested positive for the Coronavirus,” Pence’s spokeswoman Katie Miller told reporters on Friday evening, adding, “Neither President [Donald] Trump nor […]