Pearl News — Trump Invoked Rarely Used Emergency Powers to Marshal Medical Supplies (19 MAR 2020)
Trump also approved legislation to provide free tests, expand medical aids and unemployment benefits to limit the damage from the pandemic.
For someone who seemed intent on downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic only a few weeks ago, Trump is sounding more solemn about COVID-19, and even described himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy.
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