A Republican Arizona lawmaker on Thursday asked President Trump to dissolve his Coronavirus Task Force saying he is holding back the economic recovery.
“As our economy is restored, it is imperative that President Trump is not jeopardized in his mission to return our economy to greatness.” Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx continue to contradict many of President Trump’s stated goals and actions to return to normal as we learn more about the COVID-19 outbreak, “Rep. Andy Biggs said in a statement, referring to the best epidemiologists in the task force.
“This is causing panic that compromises our economic recovery. We can protect our most vulnerable from the COVID-19 outbreak while protecting the lives and livelihoods of the rest of the population. It is time for the COVID-19 task force to dissolve so that President Trump’s message is not mitigated or distorted, “Biggs continued.
The Arizona health department reported 3,333 new cases of coronavirus and 37 deaths on Thursday morning, the Phoenix KTAR television station reported.
That brings the state’s documented totals to 87,425 COVID-19 cases and 1,757 deaths.
The highs for the single-day pandemic were 4,878 cases and 88 deaths, both reported Wednesday, when Vice President Pence visited the Grand Canyon state to discuss the COVID-19 outbreak with Governor Doug Ducey.
Biggs then touted the jobs report released Thursday, which showed the US economy added 4.8 million jobs in June, reducing unemployment to 11.1 percent, compared to a peak of 14.7 percent in April.
“After two months of economic nightmares due to COVID-19 and our states’ reactions to the outbreak, the US economy is rebounding as we predicted. The foundations of our economy were very strong before the COVID-19 outbreak, and the pro-growth base that President Trump established in the past 3 years is paying dividends at one of our nation’s most uncertain times. Americans trust President Trump and his team to bring our economy to prosperity because of his record, “said Biggs.
Biggs also criticized recommendations that people wear masks to prevent the spread of the pandemic, which to date has killed more than 128,000 Americans, with cases skyrocketing in many states.
“Tyrannical governments have issued mandates for everyone in virtually every place to wear masks,” he wrote in an opinion piece for The Washington Examiner last month.
“The United States and my home state, Arizona, are at a crossroads. We have two paths that we can take. One is a return to the path of freedom; the other is totalitarianism. This is not necessarily a partisan problem or even a left / right problem. It’s a possible permanent alteration of who we are as people, “said Biggs, who is serving his second term in the House of Representatives, serving Arizona’s fifth congressional district, which is located in eastern Maricopa county.
“Nothing typifies this more fully than the mandates to wear masks that some governors and mayors are imposing on their citizens. The fact that many in our country immediately agree to the broad implementation of the mandatory masks reveals that we may have lost our way, perhaps hopelessly. “
His statement about the task force came the same day Fauci told BBC Radio 4 that the surge in coronavirus cases in many states was “the worst” the United States had seen, warning of “an outbreak even bigger. “
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