President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence and members of the White House Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force, delivers remarks and talks to members of the press Monday, April 20, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
At The Wall Street Journal, James Freedman writes:
“We’re opening up our country again,” President Donald Trump told reporters today.
He(the President) also helpfully clarified that operating without shutdowns doesn’t mean citizens do nothing to prevent the spread of infection. In response to a question on the latest virus mortality guess floated in the national media, the President said, “we’re doing a lot of mitigation. And, frankly, when the people report back, they’re going to be social distancing and they’re going to be washing their hands, and they’re going to be doing the things that you’re supposed to do.”
Governors in places like New Jersey and New York are still locking down much of society, despite a flattened virus curve.
Nationwide the lockdowners are losing public support.
Writing from Dallas this week, Don Luskin of Trend Macrolytics reports: “Joy and renewal are palpably in the air. We wish all our clients and friends the patience and good health to endure what we hope are the final throes of the Covid-19 crisis, and the resiliency to enjoy a speedy re-opening.”
