Trump claims victory over COVID-19, economic crisis

• June, 6 2020 à 23:13
• R. Dorsainvil
• Politique
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US president says major progress made against racial inequity; Biden says remarks despicable
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House,yesterday. (Photos: AP)
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — President Donald Trump yesterday effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19, as well as major progress against racial inequity, heartily embracing an unexpectedly good jobs report in hopes of convincing a discouraged nation he deserves another four years in office.
In lengthy White House remarks amid sweeping social unrest, a rising virus death toll and Depression-level unemployment, the Republican president suggested that even George Floyd, the black man who died last week when a white police officer knelt for minutes on his neck, would be pleased with the latest economic news.
“Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is a great thing that's happening for our country,” Trump said. “This is a great day for him. It's a great day for everybody.”
Putting words in the dead man's mouth drew quick criticism, including from likely presidential foe Joe Biden, who said it was “despicable”.
A few blocks away, city workers painted a huge “Black Lives Matter” sign on 16th Street leading to the White House.
On the economy, Trump said an economic rebound was the answer to racial inequality, calling it “the greatest thing that can happen for race relations.”
Trump was quick to seize the positive jobs report at a time when his political standing is at one of the weakest points of his presidency less than five months before the general election. Just two in 10 voters believe the country is headed in the right direction, a Monmouth University poll found earlier in the week.