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And this is only part of why the way-too-late European travel ban was a complete disaster
The Europe restrictions followed six weeks later but unleashed chaos in ways that surpassed even that of the Muslim ban.
Current and former officials said key agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation, had no meaningful input in the nature of the Europe restrictions or how and when they would be executed. An administration official said officials from both agencies were present at meetings where the ban was discussed.
The administration scrambled to round up contractors to conduct temperature checks on tens of thousands of passengers. Officials said the magnitude of the mobilization was unprecedented. Even so, the contractors were overrun by the rush of travelers that Trump had helped unleash.
Even the most basic screening steps seemed to backfire. The CDC failed to distribute a new paper questionnaire in time for it to be shared with airlines in advance, meaning passengers had to fill it out upon arrival. As a result, travelers found themselves reaching around one another for slips of paper and pencils, risking transmission as the bottlenecks got worse.
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Maybe his physical is still being audited?
It’s been more than six months since President Donald Trump claimed to have started his annual physical at Walter Reed hospital but the White House is declining to explain why he has yet to complete the yearly doctor’s examination.
Senior administration officials did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment about the delay — despite Trump announcing this week he was taking an unproven and potentially dangerous drug after being exposed to an aide who tested positive for coronavirus.
Asked in early March about when he would complete his physical, the president told reporters, “I’m going probably over the next 90 days. I’m so busy, I can’t do it.”
Biden tries to clean up his comments from earlier Friday
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Will Republican governors listen?
TRUMP: “Ministers, pastors, rabbis, imams and other faith leaders will make sure that their congregations are safe as they gather and pray… They love their congregations. They love their people. They don’t want anything bad to happen to them or to anybody else.”
—@ryanstruyk
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Where the pain is most acute
States with the highest unemployment rates, April 2020:
NV 28.2%
MI 22.7
HI 22.3
RI 17
IN 16.9
OH 16.8
IL 16.4
NH 16.3
VT 15.6
CA 15.5
WA 15.4
KY 15.4
NJ 15.3
MA 15.1
PA 15.1https://t.co/OEmymMlfkm
—@PoliticsReid
NV 28.2%
MI 22.7
HI 22.3
RI 17
IN 16.9
OH 16.8
IL 16.4
NH 16.3
VT 15.6
CA 15.5
WA 15.4
KY 15.4
NJ 15.3
MA 15.1
PA 15.1https://t.co/OEmymMlfkm
Biden casts an eye toward a wealthy but not super-rich slice of Americans he really wants to win
Joe Biden vows not to raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000.
Biden on CNBC: “Nobody making under $400,000 would have their taxes raised. Period. bingo.”
(Context: Obama said he wouldn’t raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000)
—@byHeatherLong
Biden on CNBC: “Nobody making under $400,000 would have their taxes raised. Period. bingo.”
(Context: Obama said he wouldn’t raise taxes on anyone making under $250,000)
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He’s all about promoting public health
“I had one on before,” Trump says of wearing a mask at the Ford plant as it’s required. But then he took it off as he continued with the tour. Asked why he took it off, Trump says: “I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”
—@mkraju
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