From People's World: Labor leader says Trump immigration ban “another distraction” from bad coronavirus performance
Berry Craig
By MARK GRUENBERG
WASHINGTON—GOP President Donald Trump’s executive order banning all immigration to the U.S., issued via a Trump tweet early in the morning on April 21 is “another distraction” from Trump’s own bad performance in leading the national fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
And it’s part of a Trump pattern in reacting to bad news which could politically hurt him, adds AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. It’s also “part of us needing something and him”—Trump—“not providing it.”
“He didn’t provide any details, and now he’s trying to scapegoat immigrants,” the federation chief added during an April 21 telepress conference.