Trump announces executive order 'suspending' regulations impeding the economy

[G_j]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-press-conference-today-executive-order-economy-regulations-coronavirus-a9523126.html%3famp

Donald Trump, eager to juice the staggering US economy to boost his re-election bid, signed an executive order on Tuesday he said is designed to help businesses recover from the Covid-19 outbreak.

The president told his Cabinet members during a White House meeting the order "gives you tremendous power to cut regulation."

The order is about "instructing federal agencies to use any and all authority to waive, suspend and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery," Mr Trump said before signing it with a large black felt pen.

[rurallib]

1. I still ain't going shopping or driving around

or eating out in a restaurant.

[tanyev]

2. Yep. I don't care if he starts sending out hydroxy in Pez candy dispensers.

I am not going anywhere I don’t have to for quite some time.

[Initech]

13. Yeah same.

I'll support my favorite restaurants - through take out. I'll support my favorite breweries by buying beer to go. No way in hell would I get on a plane or stay in a hotel right now. Hell I haven't even set foot in a store since this crisis started.

[Demovictory9]

20. loved pez candy dispensers as a kid

[tanyev]

22. OMG, he would totally want something like that to distribute pills to people.

A prez dispenser.

[Demovictory9]

24. lol. Donnie Jr and Eric would market them on their Trump website .. $25 each

[Skidmore]

11. We aren't either.

Don't trust Kim Reynolds or any of her actions around this pandemic.

[AleksS]

3. Holy crap. He just gave them a blank check.

Holy crap. He just gave them a blank check.

I don’t see any way that could possibly go wrong.

This orange SOB is putting the pedal to the metal to destroy our country.

January cannot get here fast enough.

[CousinIT]

7. EO's are gone when he leaves. But Republicans will try to make total deregulation permanent. n/t

[Initech]

14. Forget the Hitler comparisons, he's going full Stalin right now.

Choosing the economy over people's lives. Nothing more authoritarian than this.

[Historic NY]

4. WTF does that mean other than its to appeal to the #MAGA morons.

[machoneman]

5. Yes, proving again he's totally scared that the public isn't responding like he thought. And they...

won't until they feel safe. He's throwing out every single piece or rope hoping against hope the public will grab on and save his flailing and failing presidency.

Odd, but the one thing he could have done is the one thing (well, maybe 3) that would have restored confidence: testing, tracing, distancing. But oh now, he knew better.

Btw, this E.O. means nothing as it's not the regulations that are holding things back. Talk about throwing a Hail Mary pass!

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. I don't think he can control the states.

That power is the governors and mayors.

He can yap all he wants but it is just flapping in the wind.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Where in the Constitution does it say the Executive branch can rewrite

regulations, established by Congress and law?

[FloridaBlues]

9. Not sure what exactly he's doing by this move?

Eliminate what regulations for business.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

10. All of them

Or at least that's how most businesses will look at it.

[soothsayer]

16. Honestly, that's what it sounded like when he said it

I took it to mean: Don’t like emissions standards or safety protections for workers or the consumer, or even pesky child labor laws? Get rid of ‘em.

Could it possibly be that far reaching or am I just freaking out unnecessarily?

Ok maybe you can’t undo a law. Just important regulations.

Still making me really uncomfortable.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

23. Whatever it is

it surely won't be good for us. I would just assume the worst and pretty much expect that businesses- if they think they are going to get away with something- will probably be able to get away with it while all of this is going on and Trump is POTUS. The man can't grasp that more sick and dead people is actually far worse for him (and us) than a bad economy caused by a virus through no fault of anybody.

[AleksS]

12. Remove regulations that keep people safe, so

So that people will feel safe enough to go out and start making him money...


Yup. It doesn’t make sense. But since when does he have to make sense?

[pwb]

15. Making things worse than they are?

WTF? My State has safeguards against idiots proclamations.

[Stallion]

17. I Wonder if this Might Be a Nod to CDC Limits on Buddies in Cruise and Sports Industry

I think CDC protocols would limit their ability to commence operations unless waived. However, with regard to cruises they still face multi-national obstacles

He has specifically mentioned these industries before

[dweller]

18. before signing it with a large black

fat Sharpie

there, fixed it

✌🏼

[rsdsharp]

19. Someone should read the Administrative Procedures

Act to him. Right after the Constitution.

[bluecollar2]

21. So FAR Parts 14, 65 and 121 are history?

Good to know....

This is going to get interesting...