The Trump administration took a series of drastic and controversial actions Friday to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, including shutting down the Mexican border, suspending all migration to the U.S. and activating wartime emergency powers to ramp up production of sorely-needed medical supplies.
President Trump and members of his Cabinet announced the new measures in a combative briefing at the White House, in which the commander-in-chief alternated between touting his administration’s “war” on the virus and verbally attacking reporters for asking him about specifics on the U.S. pandemic response.
The border announcement brings Mexico into the same category as Canada, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, meaning all non-essential travel will be suspended in both directions,
