Domestic Workers React With Anger After Trump Says 'Don't Be Afraid of Covid'
"He's mocking us, the working poor," says one New Jersey mother of three. "He can't tell us not to fear the virus — we're living it."
by Marisa Peñaloza
Oct 06, 2020
2 minutes
Some domestic workers and others impacted by COVID-19 are reacting angrily to President Trump's urging to "get out there" and "Don't be afraid of Covid. Don't let it dominate your life," soon after he left Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday, where he was treated for COVID-19.
They accuse the president of sounding not only reckless but callous about the more than 200,000 people in the U.S.
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