Trump’s ‘Business as Usual’ Virus Strategy Fails to Calm Markets
- President says flu kills more and ‘life & the economy go on’
- Trump to meet economic team after holding Florida fundraiser
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It was business as usual for President Donald Trump on Monday as the stock market crumbled under the twin strains of collapsing oil prices and the spreading coronavirus.
The president spent his morning much like any other: flying around Florida to raise money for his re-election and blaming the “Fake News” and foreign powers for exacerbating his woes. He again minimized the coronavirus outbreak, saying the seasonal flu kills many more Americans and “life & the economy go on.”