Trump confirmed the plans after Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the group, told reporters the White House may start moving coordination of the U.S. response on to federal agencies in late May.
Trump said Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx, doctors who assumed a high profile during weeks of nationally televised news briefings, would remain advisers after the group is dismantled. Fauci leads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Birx was response coordinator for the force.
Trump placed Pence in charge of the task force, which has been meeting almost every day since it was formed in March. Democratic politicians and some Republicans have criticized Trump for playing down the threat and encouraging states to start to reopen economies that were shut down to try to curb the virus’ spread.
The University of Washington’s influential Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation on Monday doubled its previous forecast for COVID-19 deaths in the United States, however, saying it now predicts the number could reach about 135,000 by early August as social distancing measures are relaxed. The focus is now on therapeutics, vaccines and addressing infection hot spots, the task force members said.
It sounds like saying that a building fire is out because you can’t see any flames through the windows anymore.
The USA is being run by an idiot.
The outbreak is continuing. The Loser Trump, and many govs who blindly follow him out of fear of retribution, must deal with the data, and not their campaign schedules that favor the economy over human life. realDonaldTrump FoxNews foxandfriends OANN
Have we REALLY gone past Phase One? Lies from the Administration!
its going to take years for the economy to rebound
The “aftermath of the outbreak.” As though it ended which it hasn’t and might even surge again. We are being lead by a man with the attention span of a housefly.
US death toll to reach 134,000 by August 4, coronavirus study Latest updates | cases per million population👇 COVID19 COVID
Die for me
Who’s he talking to? Who’s listening to him?
Before it's peaked? Seems legit....
Where is the American big flue after testing coronavirus? Where is the American White pneumonia after coronavirus tested?
I think he should wait and see how bad the second wave of this crap is like all the doctors and nurses are saying is going to come.
Second phase will be focusing on burying loads of people that could have been saved, I presume?!?
The aftermath?.... sounds like he feels its down to zero🤔.... outbreak?..... Herpes or something 🤔 man really delusional.
We are in the middle of a Pandemic so what does realDonaldTrump do? He disbands the task force. MoronInChief COVID19
Coronavirus put a coin in the jukebox selects a song and dedicates it to Donald Trump for his assistance!
Forgot about the “before”math.
Red is the new orange.
Meanwhile, Biden is busy:
To be clear... Dr Fauci And Dr Birx will both still be there daily leading this. The importance of that cannot be minimized
Passing the buck...
That’s rational & logical.
🤦🏻♀️
tsunami incoming
Master of illusion.
He’s not a President, he’s a stone cold killa mobbed up thug! Ur headline is so repulsive, normalizing 70,000+ Americans who are dead and death toll still rising! SHAMEFUL‼️
Aftermath? We haven't even hit it's peak.
Did it ever wind up? jaredsanidiot so we is trump
But soon mate. America isnt through the 1st phase yet.
Moronic. No phase should be without communication from our top health officials.
Ass
Moron
'Lie and Let Die'
I love you Trump. Let haters keep hating.
Trump's ability to manipulate populism is comparable to Hitler's.
Shucks. I never saw one. Too bad.
News 📢: This really is the dumbest move ever while the country face insecure in terms of job security, what American life with become and the future of a debt ridden America... What happens when you owe the debt collector's? They want a payment in some form....
2ndWave
Fantastic news! Thanks Reuters
realDonaldTrump you can cut, run and try to ignore, but as the bodies continue to pile up we won’t forget the blood of every American soul lost to Covid-19 is on your hands.
There was a task force?
GavinNewsom
So no more Fauci and Birx? Whatever will people do for their daily entertainment?
We're on our own, people
Just by the fact that Deaths are not coming down quickly should have been a sign - taking the 5 day US avg and current deaths & a 5% daily reduction means 100,000 deaths mid first week of June - looking at US UK Germany Italy France Spain Canada
Moron. If wishes were fishes you’d be swimming with them.
70,000+ DEAD AMERICANS and counting. How's that 15 cases going down to zero than disappearing like a miracle bullshit working out for the coronavirus task force. COVID19 StayHome TrumpIsAnIdiot
Gonna be busy this year.
For the love of God! 25theAmendmentNow
Kill them all😷
Good. It was a useless and harmful entity. Like realDonaldTrump himself.
realDonaldTrump, reopen the economy to save your hotels and golf course. So smart.
Affected badly = Die painfully
He’s driving this country off a cliff
All I hear is “Drink the Kool-Aid, Drink the Cool-Aid” and “welcome to Jonestown my warriors”
badseedbook Other people dying is a sacrifice he’s willing to make
All this is such a hard concept for snowflakes and Democrats
Majority of Americans have been affected badly since January 2017.
You have the highest deaths in the world but you don’t care all you care about is the millionaires
Wow! Trump's willing to make the necessary sacrifices for the greater good. Sometimes we need a leader who doesn't shy away from making the toughest choices, that's a significant quality Trump possess. 👊🏾
Remember, 'reopen' means no more federal assistance. So no more stimulus payments... No more eviction restrictions, no more enhanced UI. Reopen means, risk your health going back to work... Or be homeless. He doesn't care, and seems to want people to die.
It is more important what Trump did not say -- 'U.S. must reopen' so I will order to provide sufficient number of PPE for entire population so people will not risk their lives. Trump has bone spur so he cannot go to the front line himself -- he wants Americans risk their lives.
Warriors, lol
He must be talking about what his cronies will do to the public like walk down the street with guns
Just say die, some people will die!!!
But, fuck people, right?
Open it up!!!!!!
Trump aim is ...
If you are rich, have enough supplies for your needs for as long as possible, you don't need to worry about anything. Staying at home is the best way. Otherwise, you have to make difficult decisions, be afraid of getting infected with viruses or die from bankruptcy and starvation
3000 dead a day isn't bad to trump. It's only 90,000 a month. But sacrifices have to be made if you want that mocha frappuccino.
I think I will boycott US goods based on that soundbite alone.
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Due to NPD, DT lacks empathy (the ability to get out of his own shoes into the shoe's of others) thus his decisions are solely based on what benefits himself. And opening the economy is completely self-serving, he's relying on an improved economy to help him win again. Period.
Good!
Ya mean DEAD
Trump Genocide!
His face looks like tomato :)
Trump: 'Some people will be affected badly but my base wanna get their guns out and go shooting, so whatareugonnado?'
Okay. So we’re officially NOT a Christian nation. Trump has settled this issue once and for all.
Euphemism for “some people will die”
THE ORANGE GOD DEMANDS SACRIFICES. WHO WILL HEED THE CALL?
It's about time he tells the truth. He should do an address to the nation about the risks of reopening and staying closed. The nation needs to know what we are facing. Open and thousands will die from Covid-19. Stay closed and thousands will die from poverty and families ruined.
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