CORONAVIRUS/ECONOMY: “The country’s doing very well economically… We’re coming back, and that’s despite the fact that great places like North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, are shut down unnecessarily [for coronavirus] at this point. It’s crazy what they’re doing, but they’re doing it I think for political reasons, because I’d like the number to be as low as possible…
But I have to say, they should open up their states. Let them open, let them open safely and carefully. Open up their schools, let them play football. It’s got to open up… We have to get on with it. It’s very sad. It’s very dangerous what they’re doing, actually.”
-Donald Trump as quoted by Rev, “President Trump & FEMA Briefing Transcript August 27: Hurricane Laura,” rev.com, Aug. 27, 2020