by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2020 For the “vast majority of working-class Americans,” the coronavirus outbreak has exposed the United States as a “brutal, barbarian society,” socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said. The New York Democrat also claimed that communities of color are being “disproportionately” affected by the virus and called for “reparations” in the next […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2020 New York Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Thursday accusing the president of “tardiness and inadequacy” in his coronavirus response. Trump fired back, telling Schumer: “If you spent less time on your ridiculous impeachment hoax, which went haplessly on forever and ended up […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 5, 2020 President Donald Trump on April 4 fought back against critics of his firing of intelligence community inspector general Michael Atkinson, saying he had an “absolute right” to do so and that Atkinson was a “disgrace.” “I thought he did a terrible job — absolutely terrible,” Trump said. The president […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 3, 2020 Between January and March, when testing for coronavirus on a large-scale could have made a huge difference in the fight against the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the testing system failed in getting test kits to the public, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, a close […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 3, 2020 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in an April 2 interview said she was aware of the coronavirus threat but defended prioritizing the impeachment of President Donald Trump. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told radio host Hugh Hewitt that the first reports of the outbreak in China and the threat to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 3, 2020 China’s initial cover-up of the coronavirus could become a key issue in U.S. elections this November. Washington Examiner columnist Paul Bedard noted in an Apirl 2 tweet: “47% of voters believe that China is primarily to blame for the coronavirus pandemic, 27% of voters think it’s at least somewhat […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 3, 2020 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has exempted religious services from his stay-at-home order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. DeSantis, a Republican, deemed churches as “essential,” telling reporters during a Thursday press conference that the government does not have the authority to close a church and adding that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2020 President Donald Trump will be remembered as a “historic figure” for his response to the coronavirus crisis, Newt Gingrich predicted. “He is extraordinarily energetic. He is learning at an extraordinary pace,” Gingrich told radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday. “And he’s an historic figure, and I think that by […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2020 Americans are buying firearms in record numbers as more and more state and local governments issue stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak. Small Arms Analytics and Forecasting (SAAF), which compiles firearms sale statistics, estimates that a total of 2,583,328 guns were sold in March. The FBI recorded 3,740,688 background […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 2, 2020 An employee at a business in Arlington, Virginia was arrested after he confronted three people who allegedly broke into and attempted to rob the store. The employee, using a legally owned firearm, shot one of the suspects. “Following consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, the employee, Hamzeh Abushariah, 33, […]
