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White House says Trump remains open to another virus relief package

The money is coming

Trump wouldn’t be saying that if Senate leaders weren’t on board. I don’t think Democrats are going to discover some fiscal discipline so it certainly looks likely.
The contours of it are another story and that could be a problem. Trump continues to talk about a payroll tax cut but I think that’s unrealistic. He might just be saying it as election fodder.

Trump from the golf – says coronavirus destruction could have been stopped by China

President Trump speaking on a TV golf telecast (NBC) – Trump phoning in the comments.

Various remarks, but once again on his bungling of the crisis (latest update has US deaths above 88,000) seeks to blame others: 
  • Says COVID-19 destruction could have been stopped by China
  • says US needs sports back to boost the country’s psyche
  • we want big, big stadiums loaded with people
President Trump speaking on a TV golf telecast (NBC) - Trump phoning in the comments. 

Unpublished US data from the White House shows coronavirus infections spiking across the US

US media (NBC news) reporting on data undisclosed by the Trump administration

  • Coronavirus infection rates are spiking to new highs in several metropolitan areas and smaller communities
  • data in a May 7 coronavirus task force report, undisclosed by the adminstration
  • The 10 top areas recorded surges of 72.4 percent or greater over a seven-day period compared to the previous week, according to a set of tables produced for the task force by its data and analytics unit. They include Nashville, Tennessee; Des Moines, Iowa; Amarillo, Texas; and – atop the list, with a 650 percent increase – Central City, Kentucky.
Trump’s said on Monday that “all throughout the country, the numbers are coming down rapidly.” Even without this disclosure of the secret data hoard that claim is obvious bullshit.
WH death toll projections are rapidly moving toward realisation:
US media (NBC news) reporting on data undisclosed by the Trump administration

Trump on Iran says he is going to sit back and wait

Trump on Iran

  • Trump says he is going to sit back and wait, we’ll see what happens
  • He says it’s getting harder for him to make a deal with Iran, says it could go either way very easily
Obviously they’re not in a rush to war but that doesn’t mean they’re not putting some pieces in place. You don’t pre-announce any attack.
Separately:
  • Working on trade deals with Chinese President Xi
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