Trump Touts Economic Recovery as Coronavirus Soars
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We ran the numbers: There are 1767 news articles covering this topic. 44% (786) are left leaning, 44% (770) center, 12% (211) right leaning.
On Thursday, the United States reported more than 55,000 new COVID-19 cases, while President Trump continues to tout economic recovery. While left-leaning articles highlight that Trump continues to undermine the coronavirus crisis, right-leaning articles highlight that more Americans are headed back to work.
The Los Angeles Times published a left-leaning article highlighting that Trump continues to describe the coronavirus as more of a nuisance than a crisis, despite the fact that cases are rising. A Gallup survey released Thursday revealed that Americans are getting increasingly distressed about the pandemic, with 65% of adults believing the situation is growing worse.
Reuters published a centrist article reporting that coronavirus cases are rising in 37 out of 50 U.S. states, including Florida and California. The wave of new cases has led many governors to halt plans to reopen their states after months of strict lockdowns.
A right-leaning article by Fox Business highlights that the latest jobs report signals that more Americans are headed back to work, as the Labor Department report showed employers added 4.8 million jobs last month. The article notes that in terms of overall economic recovery, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said that he sees a bounce back looming.
From the left
As coronavirus cases soar Trump continues cheerleading for reopening the economy
The Los Angeles Times
From the center
As U.S. coronavirus cases soar White House touts economic recovery 'safe' re-openings
Reuters
From the right
Jobs report during coronavirus signals more Americans headed back to work: labor secretary Scalia
Fox Business