Trump seizes on new rallying cry to reopen the country, but Democrats see caution as an advantage

President Trump has been delivering his latest rallying cry in all-caps, a self-described “wartime president” defiantly thumbing his nose at the cautions of governors and scientists wary of a viral resurgence if the country returns too quickly to normal.

“REOPEN THE COUNTRY!” he tweeted this week. “TRANSITION TO GREATNESS.”

The exhortations follow a political strategy his advisers hope can help frame the coming election season: A president who had hoped to run on his economic record as a job creator might still be able to reclaim the brand despite the historic economic collapse by painting Democrats as opponents of an economic resurrection. Continue reading.