President Trump sets a target to “re-open” the economy as coronavirus cases skyrocket. Meanwhile, the White House struck a deal with the Senate on a coronavirus aid package. And the DOJ indicts the Venezuelan president. Here’s everything that happened this week for the Trump White House.
On Tuesday, March 24th, President Trump said at the White House that he hopes the country could return to normal by April 12th, Easter Sunday.
“Ultimately, the goal is to ease the guidelines and open things up to very large sections of our country as we near the end of our historic battle with the invisible enemy,” Trump said. “I said earlier today I hope we can do this by Easter. I think that would be a great thing for our country and we’re all working very hard to make that a reality.”
As widespread testing becomes available, there have been over 80,000 coronavirus cases reported in the United States, and more than 1,000 Americans have died from the virus.
Meanwhile, the White House struck a deal with the Senate on a hefty coronavirus aid package.
The $2 trillion emergency bill, passed by the Senate by unanimous consent, 96 to 0, provides a jolt to the U.S. economy through funding all different parts of the government, but essentially provides small businesses and Americans struggling with some much needed cash.
Finally, in some non-coronavirus related news, the Department of Justice indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
On Thursday, March 26th, Attorney General William Barr charged the socialist leader of narcoterrorism for his role in facilitating the global drug trade with help from the Colombia terrorist group, FARC. The DOJ allege that Maduro and FARC imported hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
