Coronavirus: Nancy Pelosi accuses Trump of irresponsibility in the face of the crisis

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Donald Trump has reversed his decision to impose a quarantine on the most affected states: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Very criticized for his management of the crisis, the American president was targeted by Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the democrats in the House of Representatives who accused him of irresponsibility.

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Invited on CNN, Nancy Pelosi did not mince words. While the number of cases this week has exceeded 100,000, with more than 2,000 deaths, for her, Donald Trump is simply responsible for the deaths of dozens of Americans. " His denial of the situation at the start cost lives. It takes so long to send the equipment to where it is needed costs lives. While the president gestures, people die . ”

The leader of the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives believes that Donald Trump should no longer be allowed to minimize the severity of the coronavirus epidemic . She also criticizes the president's statements about a return to normal for Easter. " The priority should be to prevent further deaths, rather than reopening everything. We are living in a tragedy of which we do not even know the extent because we do not have enough tests! “, Got the elected democrat.

Nancy Pelosi has also returned to the $ 2 trillion savings plan signed this week. She believes that more needs to be done, especially for the most affected states like New York.

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