The lies and deceptions continue...
In fact, they never ended.
The American people are being used as guinea pigs by Trump and the Republicans.
They never had any intent to do anything about the Covid-19 pandemic. After all, their goal has been to destroy the administrative state and to tear down government as we know it. There was a plan behind creating "acting" positions in all the Departments of the Executive Branch.
Now, they have come to the realization that they must at least pretend they are willing to do something about the coronavirus pandemic. Not because they are that concerned about the number of deaths that we might see, but because of the possible political consequences of doing nothing. The gamble is too great to ignore anymore.
The lies and deception is in their plan to bailout and to give taxpayer money to every industry affected by this crisis. Everyone from airline executives to hotel owners to casino operations have their hands out. It is not enough just to help those people who have lost their jobs and are living paycheck to paycheck anyway. They have to find a way to continue to destroy the government in the process.
Mitch McConnell and the Republicans see this crisis as an opportunity. They have lied to the American people about how they suddenly became so sincere and concerned about their lives. They care that the stock market is crashing and nothing has stopped the free fall. Their plan now is to shut down the floor of the stock exchange and just permit online trading. Their faith in the market has been exposed for all to see.
They care about their big business friends. And not much more.