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Gabriel Sherman: According to sources, Trump is increasingly frustrated with Fauci and governors who advocated for shutting down large swathes of the economy to stop COVID-19s out-of-control spread
Trump is fuming privately that Fauci advised him that the only way to blunt the pandemic was to bring the economy to a halt.
The pivot away from the strict social-distancing strategy is gaining traction in the business community
Sources say that Trump is leaning toward telling at least some Americans to return to work after the 15-day social-distancing period ends on March 31. This puts Trump on a potential collision course with Fauci that many fear will end with Fauci being fired or quitting.
Trumps view that he can ignore Faucis opinion may be influenced by advice hes getting from Jared Kushner, whose outside-the-box efforts have often rankled those in charge of managing the crisis
Kushner has told Trump about experimental treatments hes heard about from executives in Silicon Valley
Throughout the crisis, Kushner has counseled Trump that the crisis isnt as bad as the media is portraying. Two sources said Vice President Mike Pence has complained to Trump about Kushners meddling in the work of the coronavirus task force.
https://politicalwire.com/2020/03/23/kushner-advising-trump-to-loosen-social-distancing/
underpants
(182,904 posts)Hey! Ive got a plan for Middle East peace! It includes a tunnel. How about that huh?
Jared, from what Ive read, is the one who advised Trump to just treat this as bad PR. Then I read that Trump was pissed at him.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Docreed2003
(16,878 posts)And tell the providers there that this crisis "isn't as bad as the media is portraying"
nykym
(3,063 posts)We can float the position that Kushner is in actuality a Democratic Plant and is trying to get tRUMP
removed so he and Ivanka can assume control.
Under The Radar
(3,404 posts)Somehow I see ignorance claiming victory despite the outcome.
spanone
(135,885 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,021 posts)I think we can assume the devil is also an idiot.