The Memo: Economic disaster poses danger for Trump

The economic suffering caused by the coronavirus crisis is becoming starker by the day, posing a huge political danger to President Trump and raising the stakes for his push to reopen the economy.

Trump looks like he could roll the dice by pushing to open up the economy by Easter. Doing so would be in contravention of the advice of most public health experts.

But the president seems desperate to fight for a second term with at least some evidence that the worst has passed and the economy is recovering. Continue reading.