Trump and Kushner show depth of disconnect with Americans on the front lines

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/30/politics/donald-trump-jared-kushner-economy-coronavirus/index.html?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion

An administration which, in tax reform and assault on the regulatory state, has long sided with corporations, appears to have made its choice that the economic collapse -- which is cataclysmic -- means that it's time to unleash the economy

 

On Tuesday, for instance, Trump forced the nation's meat packing plants to stay open, declaring them a critical piece of the nation's infrastructure. He acted despite warnings by workers in the industry, who are disproportionately Hispanic and African American that they are in grave danger of fatal illness.

"The eternal lockdown crowd can make jokes on television but the reality is is that the data's on our side and President Trump has created a pathway to safely reopen our country," Kushner said on Fox.

In fact, the data suggests exactly the opposite.