Author: William Cummings, USA TODAY

“When we end the shutdown, the virus is going to spread faster,” Kennedy acknowledged. “That’s just a fact. And the American people understand that.”

“I’m telling you, we are on the verge of a massive collapse,” Perry said of the impact the plunge in oil prices could have on U.S. operators.

“The peak in death rate is likely to hit in two weeks,” Trump said. “Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before the victory is won.”

Americans are divided on President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, a number of poll have found.

The diagnosis comes as the Senate prepares to move forward on a massive coronavirus stimulus aid package.

The worker, among a group surrounding Biden at the Fiat Chrysler plant, accused Biden of “actively trying to end our Second Amendment right.”

“I will do everything in my power to help elect him the next President of the United States,” Harris said in a tweet.

Last week, Donald Trump Jr. said Democrats hope the coronavirus “kills millions of people so that they could end Donald Trump’s streak of winning.”

“There will be more cases. There’s no question,” Mike Pence said. But “I’m very confident we’re ready. And I know that we’ll get through this.”