CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/NATIVE AMERICANS: “Native Americans have been hit hard by the terrible pandemic. Over 2,000 members of the Navajo Nation have tested positive for the coronavirus. And tragically, more than 70 have lost their lives…
Weeks ago, I signed the CARES Act, which includes $8 billion to help tribal governments… This is the single largest investment in Indian country in our history. So the amount of money that’s being sent to ‘Indian country,’ as we call it, is the largest amount in the history of the U.S. And you deserve it. And you’ve been through a lot. The Navajo Nation will soon receive over $600 million. That’s a lot. Should I renegotiate that? Can we renegotiate that? I don’t think so.”
-Donald Trump, “Remarks by President Trump in Roundtable Discussion on Supporting Native Americans | Phoenix, AZ,” May 5, 2020