As Trump Touted the “Fantastic” Economy, Mick Mulvaney Was Selling Off His Stocks

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On the same day in March that Trump said the economy was doing “fantastically” and brushing off the virus, one of his top aides seemingly had a much darker outlook about where things were headed

Indeed, days before dumping his stock, Mulvaney himself was downplaying the coronavirus onstage at the Conservative Political Action Conference—where an attendee laterfor COVID-19—calling the coronavirus the “hoax of the day” and comparing it to the flu. “The reason you’re seeing so much attention to [the coronavirus] today is that they think this is going to be what brings down the president,” Mulvaneyabout the press. “That’s what this is all about.

on CNBC. “It’s time to sort of deal with this in the proper perspective, and that’s to allow us to get back to work safely.”With the news of his stock dump, Mulvaney has become the latest in a series of government figures whose trades have come under scrutiny amid the pandemic, following reports that Republican Senators

 

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Well if u idiot ppl would listen and abide by the rules of social distancing washing hands not touching face and limit ur travel this deadly virus will go away! But like everything else ppl are impatient and hurried! One day at a time it’s ur life we are talking about Caution

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