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The day Trump declared “seeing the light at the end of the tunnel” was also the time when the United States recorded a record number of deaths due to Covid-19 and many fluctuations in the White House.
April 7 was considered a catastrophic day for the United States, registering 12,722 deaths from Covid-19, an increase of 1,736 cases compared to the previous day. This is the record increase in deaths in the United States thus far.
In such a dark time, many expect President Donald Trump to bolster the image of the “wartime leader” versus “invisible enemies” as the country is waiting for Covid-19 to reach its peak and base. The economy is falling into a state of stagnation.
Trump spoke at a press conference at the White House on April 7. Photos: AFP
But Trump started the day with the decision to fire Glenn A. Fine, the inspector general who oversees the $ 2 billion economic bailout package, raising fears that it would obstruct oversight of the disbursement. This relief package.
The move comes less than a week after Trump fired United States Intelligence Community Inspector General Michael Atkinson, who filed a complaint by whistleblower Trump to Congress regarding the investigation considering his firing. . Stephen Collinson, commentator for CNN I think this is another sign that Trump is taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis to eliminate those who “pinch” his power.
Democrats warn that Trump is personally overseeing the disbursement of the largest rescue package in history. Trump has previously promised to omit a provision in the bill that requires the inspector general to report to Congress on these payments. A. Fine’s firing is considered Trump’s latest “counterattack” after efforts to consider firing him.
A day earlier, Trump criticized the inspector general of the US Department of Health and Human Services. USA, who revealed a critical shortage of protective equipment in front-line hospitals against Covid-19.
By April 7, the United States recorded nearly 400,000 infections and nearly 13,000 deaths from Covid-19, continuing to be the world’s largest epidemic region, even with the first hopeful signs of the infection rate. began to decline in the New York epidemic.
April 7 is also the day that the US Secretary of the Navy. The USA, Thomas Modly, presents his resignation. The decision was made by Modly after he was widely criticized for criticizing Colonel Brett Crozier, a former USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier captain, who called for the evacuation of more than 4,000 sailors on board to avoid an “nCoV tragedy”.
These incidents can seriously affect the image of the US Navy. But Trump seems to want to find a way to “shake off.” “I have no role in this. I don’t know Colonel Crozier, but I heard he was a very good man,” said the commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
But then he turned to criticize Crozier. “It didn’t have to be Ernest Hemingway. He made a mistake, but he also had a bad day. And I hate to see bad things happen,” Trump said.
The former Secretary of State for the US Navy. The US, Modly, held a press conference at the Pentagon on April 2. Photos: United States Department of Defense.
Waves in the west wing of the White House continued to surface on April 7 when Trump threatened to cut financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the agency favored China in its efforts to fight Covid. -19.
However, Trump was baffled when he denied the claim just minutes later. “I didn’t say I would, but we will reconsider this issue,” he said. A day later, Trump continued to attack the WHO, saying that the United States did not receive the value of the money contributed, even threatened to investigate the organization.
Also on April 7, Stephanie Grisham, White House press secretary, suddenly stepped down, although she had never held a press conference after nearly a year in office. White House press conferences are given by Trump or other top officials in his administration.
The White House later announced that Kayleigh McEnany, the press secretary for Trump’s 2020 election campaign, would replace Grisham. McEnany is said to have praised that thanks to Trump, “we won’t have to see diseases like Covid-19 appear in the United States.”
A chaotic day for the Trump administration ended with a press conference on Covid-19, but it also covered many different topics. During the press conference, he criticized voting by mail when he confirmed that fraud had occurred, although he had voted the same recently.
NYTimes That day revealed that Peter Navarro, the White House’s top economic adviser, once wrote in a memo that Covid-19 could turn into a “comprehensive pandemic” in January, costing billions of dollars. to the economy and threaten the health of millions of Americans.
When asked about Navarro’s memo, Trump said he did not know about the document until a few days ago. “I didn’t see them and I didn’t look for them,” Trump said, and later argued that he had the same opinion as Navarro, so he decided to stop all flights from China. But according to Collinson, until early March, Trump still underestimated the influence of Covid-19.
When asked why he did not warn Americans about the dangers of the pandemic if he shared his views with Navarro, Trump said: “I will not go without screaming that this will happen.” “I am a spiritual defender of this country. I do not want to cause panic and fear.”
Collinson said the chaos and contradiction of the Trump administration not only raised doubts about the White House’s current Covid-19 control strategy, but also caused many concerns. It also raises questions about Trump’s responsibility for the lack of preparedness for the United States to respond to the pandemic.
Trump then turned to criticize journalists at the press conference. He called a Fox News reporter “horrible” when he noted that the nCoV test remains “a major American problem.”
Trump’s “verbal battles” with the media created many advantages for him during the 2016 campaign and most of the start of the presidency. Press conferences also led supporters to believe Trump’s speech instead of looking at what he actually did. This time it was a tool to help Trump successfully connect his followers.
However, a recent poll released by CNN / SSRS on April 8 indicated that more and more people were concerned about Trump’s handling of the Covid-19 crisis in recent weeks. About 55% of Americans say the federal government has done little to prevent nCoV from spreading in the US. USA, 8% more in just one week.
52% of respondents said they disagree with Trump’s crisis management. But, as usual, about 80% of Republicans say the government has done well, and support for Trump remains stable at 44%.
“What we are witnessing is a pandemic and we have seen the light at the end of the tunnel,” Trump announced at a press conference on April 7 at the White House.
Collinson said that instead of reassuring people, Trump’s message that day showed many personal traits and political personalities that created a lot of chaos during his tenure. “It was a sign of concern in a painful time in the country, when presidents were expected to show consistent and consistent leadership,” the commentator wrote.
Thanh Tam (The O CNN)
