President Trump vs. the political class

As America wages war on the deadly Coronavirus, President Trump announced last night that he will temporarily suspend immigration into the United States.

Nearly 80 percent of Americans support this common-sense measure to protect our country, according to a recent USA Today/Ipsos poll. At a time when most Americans are discouraged from all nonessential travel within our borders, it is responsible and fair to limit travel across those borders, as well.

The political class doesn’t do common sense, however. Democrat “leaders” such as Senators Elizabeth Warren and Tim Kaine joined CNN pundits in attacking the decision. They couldn’t make any case against it, of course: It’s tough to argue that borders should be open while American citizens are locked down. So they just made up insults instead.

Sen. Warren accused the President of “racism” and “xenophobia”—exactly what Democrat leaders did when President Trump restricted travel from China in January.

Democrats were wrong at the start of this crisis, and they’re wrong now. Unlike the left, President Trump will take every action necessary to protect the American people.

Both lives and livelihoods are at stake. At a time when many people are out of work because of Coronavirus, it’s more important than ever to protect jobs for our citizens. Mass immigration risks hurting the wages of blue-collar workers, multiple studies show. As these Americans look to bounce back from the Coronavirus pandemic, our leaders must help them in every way possible.

President Trump is doing it. There’s still time for Democrat leaders to join him.

Press Secretary: Even Paul Krugman knows that immigration lowers wages.

Surgeon General to Americans: ‘Keep at it’

To all Americans helping slow the spread of Coronavirus, Surgeon General Jerome Adams has a message: “Thank you for following the President’s Coronavirus guidelines.”

Social distancing and other mitigation actions are working, he says. “We know we’re flattening the curve and saving lives, and it is all thanks to you.”

We must stay vigilant to defeat this virus. To protect you and your loved ones, continue practicing strict personal hygiene and staying home as much as possible—especially if you or a member of your household is feeling sick.

“We continue to be encouraged that many of the areas hardest hit by the virus appear to have turned the corner,” President Trump said yesterday. “Recent deaths are down very, very substantially.”

Each day, America is gaining ground in this fight. The Trump Administration wants to keep that momentum going. All of us, no matter our age, has a role to play: