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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: ‘We Can’t Shut Down the Economy Again’

Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that shutting down the economy again to combat a potential second wave of coronavirus is not an option.Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that shutting down the economy again to combat a potential second wave of coronavirus is not an option.

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Biden: I’ve Thought About What Would Happen if Trump Refused to Leave Office

During an interview aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of Comedy Central’s “Daily Show,” 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said that he has thought about what would happen if he won the election and President Trump refused to leave office and that he believes the military would remove President Trump “from the White House with great dispatch” if such a scenario took place.

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Tucker Carlson: ‘We Were All Played’ — ‘Corrupt Politicians’ Used a Public Health Emergency to Subvert Democracy

Wednesday, Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson opened his program with a monologue criticizing the coronavirus lockdown, which has had a profound impact on many Americans’ lives. According to the Fox News host, with little input from the public, elected officials moved to lockdown many places around the country. But given public officials’ reactions to protests and the impact of the virus on areas where lockdown restrictions were not as strict or severe, Carlson claims the public was “played” by politicians.

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Hickenlooper: I Believe Reade’s Allegations ‘To a Large Extent,’ ‘I Still Support Joe Biden’

During Wednesday’s Colorado Senate debate hosted by the Colorado Sun, CBS4 and PBS12, 2020 Democratic Senate candidate former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said that he believes Tara Reade’s allegations against 2020 Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden “To a large extent,” but he still supports Biden’s presidential campaign.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper participates in a discussion as part of the Brookings Inst

Report: Co-Workers Say Chauvin ‘Bumped Heads’ with Floyd, Was ‘Afraid’ of Black People [Update Added]

During a report aired on Tuesday’s “Justice for All” special on CBS, one individual who worked with both George Floyd and former police officer Derek Chauvin at a nightclub said that the two did not get along and that Chauvin knew Floyd “pretty well.” And the owner of the club stated that Chauvin was “afraid and intimidated” by black people.

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