Trump again claims virus will ‘disappear’ as cases surge
Coronavirus cases are growing in the United States at a record pace, yet Trump claimed in an interview that the virus is going to ‘disappear.’
By Emily Singer - July 02, 2020Coronavirus cases are growing in the United States at a record pace, yet Trump claimed in an interview that the virus is going to ‘disappear.’
By Emily Singer - July 02, 2020The Republican senator wants more positivity from health officials after more than126,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and more than 2.6 million have been infected.
By Oliver Willis - June 30, 2020Formerly held every day, coronavirus briefings have disappeared from Donald Trump’s schedule.
By Josh Israel - June 02, 2020Donald Trump is demanding states ‘open up ASAP’ despite the health risks.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 26, 2020Rep. Jody Hice is spreading dangerous misinformation about the guidance on how to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 11, 2020Multiple White House aides have tested positive for coronavirus.
By Emily Singer - May 11, 2020Vice President Mike Pence appeared to joke about delivering empty boxes to a nursing home for a photo-op.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 08, 2020The administration said Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony before would be ‘counterproductive.’
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2020‘You can’t just leap over things and get into a situation where you’re really tempting a rebound. That’s the thing I get concerned about,’ Fauci said.
By Associated Press - April 30, 2020Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) wants to get rid of public health experts who urged social distancing.
By Josh Israel - April 29, 2020Following his clashes with scientific experts, the White House is now taking steps to shift Trump’s public focus to efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.
By Associated Press - April 27, 2020White House officials who question Trump’s ideas on the novel coronavirus risk being attacked or fired.
By Emily Singer - April 23, 2020Rep. Andy Biggs wants the economy reopened immediately, regardless of the effects on public health.
By Josh Israel - April 20, 2020Trump is once again back to blaming others, including governors and China, for ongoing problems with the coronavirus response.
By Associated Press - April 20, 2020Most scientific researchers have not been made into a stuffed toy with a red superhero cape. Or, for that matter, a bobblehead doll.
By Associated Press - April 19, 2020Fewer than 150,000 coronavirus tests are conducted a day in a nation of more than 329 million people.
By Josh Israel - April 15, 2020Trump set off a firestorm of criticism after he retweeted a post calling for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s firing.
By Emily Singer - April 13, 2020More than 14,000 Americans have died as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Oliver Willis - April 09, 2020A lack of testing has been an issue since the coronavirus was first reported in the United States.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 06, 2020Donald Trump continues to promote an unproven drug to treat COVID-19 against the advice of medical experts.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 06, 2020Trump trade policy adviser Peter Navarro has been pushing the use of an experimental COVID-19 treatment. He is not a doctor.
By Emily Singer - April 06, 2020‘It’s problematic at best and egregious at worst,’ one health expert says.
By Emily Singer - April 06, 2020‘I’ve chosen this life,’ the 79-year-old epidemiologist said.
By Associated Press - April 05, 2020Trump has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of the pandemic, even pushing for the country to reopen by Easter, against health experts’ advice.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 30, 2020Health experts have made clear that unless Americans continue to dramatically limit social interaction the number of infections will overwhelm the health care system.
By Associated Press - March 27, 2020Trump is talking about ending social distancing measures against the advice of experts.
By Emily Singer - March 25, 2020‘I can’t jump in front of the microphone and push him down,’ Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said of Trump.
By Josh Israel - March 23, 2020Infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has had to consistently correct Trump’s claims that doctors have found a drug that can treat COVID-19.
By Associated Press - March 23, 2020The task force soldiers on — brainstorming options, fielding calls from worried governors, trying to publicly explain Trump’s thinking — and sometimes working to change it.
By Associated Press - March 21, 2020Trump’s administration was forced to correct details about the ban he announced.
By Associated Press - March 12, 2020