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Posted On: 05/14/2020 12:52:12 PM
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Trump Worried Too Much Coronavirus Testing Would Panic the Stock Market
Source: Politicus
Posted on Thu, May 14th, 2020 by Darragh Roche
President Trump was concerned that doing too much to tackle Coronavirus could send the markets into a panic, according to the Financial Times. The newspaper quotes an unnamed administration source.
“Jared [Kushner] had been arguing that testing too many people, or ordering too many ventilators, would spook the markets and so we just shouldn’t do it,” the source said.
“That advice worked far more powerfully on [Trump] than what the scientists were saying.”
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Giving Trump advice is like “bringing fruits to the volcano”, the official said.
“You’re trying to appease a great force that’s impervious to reason.”......................................
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Read more: https://www.politicususa.com/2020/05/14/trump...arket.html
Source: Politicus
Posted on Thu, May 14th, 2020 by Darragh Roche
President Trump was concerned that doing too much to tackle Coronavirus could send the markets into a panic, according to the Financial Times. The newspaper quotes an unnamed administration source.
“Jared [Kushner] had been arguing that testing too many people, or ordering too many ventilators, would spook the markets and so we just shouldn’t do it,” the source said.
“That advice worked far more powerfully on [Trump] than what the scientists were saying.”
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Giving Trump advice is like “bringing fruits to the volcano”, the official said.
“You’re trying to appease a great force that’s impervious to reason.”......................................
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Read more: https://www.politicususa.com/2020/05/14/trump...arket.html
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