“Everyone is busy trying to create a Potemkin village for him every day,” said a senior administration official involved in the pandemic response. ADThis is not the first time one of Trump’s undertakings has been likened to a Potemkin village. This is not the first time that Trump has expressed interest in adding his face to Rushmore. … Democrats pounced on the confusion from Trump’s executive directives, arguing that the White House should resume negotiations on a broader relief package. “In Arkansas, a Republican operative who signed West’s ballot petition was at one point interviewed to be Trump’s campaign manager for his 2016 bid.

Source: Washington Post August 10, 2020 14:48 UTC