Mike pence who heads the Coronavirus Task force, she was on the task force from day one. Now troy left the white house in late july and shes leveling some tough charges against President Trump in a new video. Towards the middle of february, we knew it wasnt a matter of if covid would become a big pandemic, it was a matter of when. The president didnt want to hear that because his biggest concern was we were in an Election Year and how was this going to affect what he considered his record of success. The truth is he doesnt actually care about anyone else but himself. Troy goes on to say that President Trump made a statement that she will never forget because in her view it defines who President Trump is. When we were in a task force meeting, the president said maybe this covid thing is a good thing. I dont like shaking hands with people. I dont have to shake hands with these disgusting people. Those disgusting people are the same people that he claims to care about. Troy goes on to say
Six tennessee counties which include major cities like nashville, memphis and knoxville. Leaders there will determine on their own their own reopening plans, ainsley . Ainsley in wisconsin, nonessential businesses will be allowed to do curbside services. Rentals will also be allowed for outdoor items like kayaks, boats and golf carts. We expect to learn the plan to reopened florida later today after Governor Desantis Oval Office Meeting with the president. Each of these governments reopening on their own terms when they see fit because you have to remember, everyone knows whats best for their community. And they are working with healthcare leaders. They are working with washington, d. C. To decide what is best for their towns because whats best for new york is different as we know for rural a rural town in the middle of the country. Brian i think thats a great point. Because, in washington and in california, in the rural areas, they are standing up and protesting and letting their lead
And the Trump White House now looking for a partial ban after vapingrelated illnesses claim another life. Welcome to the lead, im jake tapper. We start with the politics lead. The Washington Post reporting this afternoon that it was, in fact, President Trump who instructed his staff to order the national oceany anityic and advertise administration or noaa to uncontradict the president s false forecast two sundays ago and that Hurricane Dorian was about to hit alabama much harder than anticipated and information from the president that was inaccurate and outdated and quickly corrected by the Weather Service. The New York Times said after talking to Mick Mulvaney, commerce secretary wilbur ross Whose Department overseas noaa threatened noaa leaders with firings if they didnt fix the contradiction. Now President Trump has always had a tenuous relationship with facts and truth and sometimes these are fringe, even racist beliefs such as his campaign to suggest the first africanamerican pres
Prince . Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the leed, im jake tapper. We begin with breaking news. Minutes ago in an attempt to keep his job and defend his reputation, secretary of labor alex acosta tried to defend himself from the chorus of calls for his resignation given the 2008 plea agreement called the sweetheart deal for child rapist Jeffrey Epstein. He was urged to hold this press conference by President Trump. Hes faced scathing criticism from the epstein many victims who were minors at the time of the alleged brutality. They are offended by what they see as a soft punishment for the wealthy wellconnected epstein and as covered by the miami herald, the extraordinary plea agreement that would conceal the extent of epsteins crimes and the number of people involved. The deal shut down an ongoing fbi probe into whether there were other victims and powerful people who took part in his sex crimes. This year a federal judge ruled that acosta and his office by failing to n
Crowd that chanted send her back, a chant yesterday he said he didnt like, calling them patriotic. They say they are the forgotten ones, the women accused of accusing trump of Sexual Assault and he said the Metoo Movement has left them out. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. We begin with breaking news. U. S. Officials now saying iran has seized two ships. One a british flagged oil tanker and the other a liberian tanker and the president just moments ago responded to this report. This only goes to show what im saying about iran, trouble, nothing but trouble. The managing editor of lloydless said the seizure is creating, probably the highest level Security Threat since the 1980s after tensions have escalated. Just yesterday President Trump announced that the u. S. Had downed an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz. A claim that the iranians are denying. Cnns Barbara Starr joins me live from the pentagon. And what does the u. S. Make of the two tan