Today in European press:
In the US, the pandemic is not under control. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the United States government reported that 60,000 new infections were registered in one day. The country has registered more than three million corona infections in total. The pandemic is raging at full speed. States in the south and west have been particularly hard hit. The main focus of the pandemic is now in the largest states, California and Texas.
The pandemic is also increasingly a political factor in the US. President Donald Trump dealt with the crisis very chaotically. No clear guidelines came from the White House. There was a great urge to restart the economy as soon as possible. After all, the thriving economy was Trump's main argument in his re-election campaign.
The management of the pandemic is not the responsibility of the president, but of the governors of the states. However, many Republican governors were more than happy to follow the president and (too) quickly completed the lockdown in their region.
The virus is now hard at home in states that traditionally belong to the Republican camp and are plinth for Trump's reelection. In Arizona, where a Democratic presidential candidate has never won elections since 1948, the corona crisis has turned sentiment. It is far from certain that the state will still choose the Republican billionaire in November.
The race for the presidency has not ended. It is certain, however, that Corona has affected Trump's chances of re-election. He is in much worse shape than four months ago. Politically, too, the virus mercilessly exposes the differences.
In the US, the pandemic is not under control. On the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, the United States government reported that 60,000 new infections were registered in one day. The country has registered more than three million corona infections in total. The pandemic is raging at full speed. States in the south and west have been particularly hard hit. The main focus of the pandemic is now in the largest states, California and Texas.
The pandemic is also increasingly a political factor in the US. President Donald Trump dealt with the crisis very chaotically. No clear guidelines came from the White House. There was a great urge to restart the economy as soon as possible. After all, the thriving economy was Trump's main argument in his re-election campaign.
The management of the pandemic is not the responsibility of the president, but of the governors of the states. However, many Republican governors were more than happy to follow the president and (too) quickly completed the lockdown in their region.
The virus is now hard at home in states that traditionally belong to the Republican camp and are plinth for Trump's reelection. In Arizona, where a Democratic presidential candidate has never won elections since 1948, the corona crisis has turned sentiment. It is far from certain that the state will still choose the Republican billionaire in November.
The race for the presidency has not ended. It is certain, however, that Corona has affected Trump's chances of re-election. He is in much worse shape than four months ago. Politically, too, the virus mercilessly exposes the differences.
