Trump plans to use the Defense Production Act to order meat processing plants to stay open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here are all the unusual ways he has used the powers of a 'wartime president' so far.
Meanwhile, leaders have continued to critique the federal response. In New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's daily press briefing on April 24,Trump has said he would invoke the Defense Production Act for other necessities like coronavirus testing — but later added that the deal wasn't done yet.
A cotton swab used in a nasal passage as health care professionals test for COVID-19 at the ProHEALTH testing site in Jericho, New York on March 24, 2020.will be used to increase production of coronavirus testing swabsThe deal is not finalized.
Tyson workers wear protective masks and stand between plastic dividers at the company's Camilla, Georgia, poultry processing plant.
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