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Tune in for ‘Fridays with Don’: |
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"Pew, pew, pew" © Getty Images This morning, President Trump called into “Fox & Friends.” About an hour beforehand, Trump let his Twitter followers know about his interview and to “enjoy.” https://bit.ly/3cgCx7B |
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| HIGHLIGHTS: |
| Trump said he hasn’t been tested for COVID antibodies: “No, I haven’t, but we’re getting that, and you know we’re leading in that too,” Trump said during a phone interview on “Fox & Friends.” “I will do that.” https://bit.ly/2YKz3GI Trump said his valets will wear masks now: Keep in mind, one of his valets recently tested positive for the coronavirus. https://bit.ly/2WdpuhG On Joe Biden getting coronavirus testing: Trump said he would help presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden receive rapid coronavirus testing. “Yes, 100 percent. I would love to see him get out of the basement so he can speak.” https://bit.ly/2L7WfGK On the economy: “The third quarter is going to be a transition. Fourth quarter I think is going to be very good. And I think next year we’re going to have one of the best years we’ve ever had.” https://bit.ly/3fuQhh6 On the killing of Ahmaud Arbery: "I looked at a picture of that young man. That looks like a really good young guy, and it’s a very disturbing situation to me. And I just, my heart goes out to the parents, and the family, and the friends." https://bit.ly/2YMgFgG What Trump says he ‘learned a lot from Richard Nixon’: Reflecting on the Russia investigation, Trump said he learned from Nixon, “don’t fire people.” Trump continued: "I learned a lot. I study history. And the firing of everybody — I should’ve in one way, but I’m glad I didn’t, because look at the way it turned out. They’re all a bunch of crooks and they got caught." https://bit.ly/2yDIEEv Lol, this is pretty funny: Watch Trump’s message to moms on Mother’s Day: https://bit.ly/2SKCetW |
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| Happy Friday! And Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers reading! I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com — and follow along on Twitter @CateMartel and Facebook.
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It’s jobs day: |
| The U.S. has lost 20.5 million jobs in April as the coronavirus pandemic crippled the economy, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). https://bit.ly/2WxAlC8 The unemployment rate: 14.7 percent. For context, the unemployment rate in March was 4.4 percent. Just how big this number is — ugh: “April’s staggering job losses also shattered records for both the largest one-month decline in jobs — roughly 2 million in September 1945 — and the highest level of unemployment ever recorded by BLS, 10.8 percent in November 1982. The jobs lost in April alone are almost 2.5 times the 8.7 million jobs lost during the Great Recession and nearly equal to the 22.4 million jobs gained in the decade of recovery that followed.” |
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| REACTION FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP: |
| “Totally expected ... even the Democrats aren’t blaming me for that.” (From The Washington Post’s Seung Min Kim) https://bit.ly/3fscqNf Yikes: 
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| Coronavirus cases in the U.S.: 1,259,777 Deaths in the U.S.: 75,852 Breakdown of the numbers: https://cnn.it/2UAgW3y |
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| CALIFORNIA IS STARTING TO REOPEN: |
| What to know, via CNN’s Jon Passantino: https://cnn.it/2YMNv0D |
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| LATEST WITH CORONAVIRUS RELIEF | |
Democrats float $2,000 monthly payments: |
| Via Politico’s Burgess Everett, “A trio of Democratic senators are pitching a big idea: pay most American families thousands of dollars each month until the coronavirus’s economic crisis subsides.” https://politi.co/2ywz6LE The three senators with the idea: Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Read the “Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act”: https://bit.ly/2zlvRXg |
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Spotted: Senate Republicans pouring cold water: |
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© Giphy Via The Hill’s Jordain Carney, Senate Republicans are not sold on sending another round of stimulus checks to Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak. https://bit.ly/2YKjG0Y Who is on board: The White House and Democrats are on board with sending at least one more round of stimulus checks. |
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| FOR EXAMPLE: |
| From Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): “Well people in hell want ice water too. I mean, everybody has an idea and a bill, usually to spend more money. It’s like a Labor Day mattress sale around here.” From Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.): “I wasn't a real big supporter of that in the first round. This isn't your classic recession.” From Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “The real stimulus that’s going to change the trajectory that we're on is going to be the economy, not government checks. So I doubt there will be another payment.” |
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| HOW LAWMAKERS AND THE TREASURY ARE TUSSLING OVER IRS GUIDELINES OF THE RELIEF PACKAGE: |
| Via The Hill’s Naomi Jagoda: https://bit.ly/2WJwFNU |
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Oh wow: |
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Free Munchkins for everyone!: |
| UMass-Lowell surveyed Massachusetts registered voters. 
© Twitter The full poll, including approval of local grocery stores: https://bit.ly/3fzAaif |
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| The House and Senate are out. President Trump is in Washington, D.C. Vice President Pence is visiting Des Moines, Iowa, today. 9:30 a.m. EDT: Vice President Pence leaves for Des Moines, Iowa. 11:30 a.m. EDT: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the World War II Memorial for the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Op-ed: https://bit.ly/2SLpfIL 12:40 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence meets with faith leaders to discuss how to hold safe religious gatherings. 7 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence lands in Washington, D.C. 3 p.m. EDT Monday: The Senate meets again. The Senate’s full schedule on Monday: https://bit.ly/2WCTWRp |
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| 12:30 p.m. EDT: White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing. It’s nice seeing these on the daily guidance again! Livestream: https://bit.ly/2WADOQt 1 p.m. EDT: President Trump meets with congressional Republicans. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2AdOiOh 1:55 p.m. EDT: Vice President Pence participates in a roundtable discussion on the food supply. Livestream: https://bit.ly/2YJu352 |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day. For planning purposes, tomorrow is National Shrimp Day and Sunday is National Liver and Onions Day. |
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| And because this is what we all deserve to see, here’s a family of pets posing for their holiday card: 
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