Coronavirus Reopening: White House Touts How Trump Is Making It Happen 'Slowly' And 'Safely'

President Donald Trump will be reopening the economy “slowly” and “safely,” White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said, in what sounded like a reelection pitch for the November elections.

McEnany said in a recent interview that the situation in the U.S. has now improved, thanks to the efforts of President Trump. The press secretary also tweeted Saturday (April 25), tagging the President: "President @realDonaldTrump ushered in the hottest economy in modern history, and he is the one to do it again!"

President Trump made a robust economy his reelection pitch, and then the coronavirus struck. The lockdowns necessitated by the need to prevent the health care systems from overloading put brakes on the economy, and job loss numbers climbed through the roof.

Trump now faces the difficult task of yanking the economy out of the nosedive and putting it into a full-thrust climb to erase the losses before November. Although it may sound like the coronavirus has blown the President's chances at reelection, it could actually be helping him. The President has clashed boldly with China and other countries and leaned on corporations to get a better deal for U.S. businesses and workers, and a similar bold approach is what is needed to put the U.S. economy on a fast path to recovery.

Despite the criticism about the President moving too slowly as the pandemic struck roots in America, the steps he has taken have helped control the spread of the coronavirus -- with the death toll set to undershoot early projections by a big margin. Nearly 5.5 million people have been tested for the coronavirus in the U.S., far higher than the 1.7 million tested by Italy, which takes the second place in testing. Trump has also helped ensure an adequate supply of ventilators for hospitals and helped in shoring up health care infrastructure where needed, including by deploying the U.S. Navy's hospital ships.

McEnany said the decline in the spread of the coronavirus has given confidence for 16 states to announce plans to reopen the economy, while 34 other states have said that they will soon be announcing such plans. She pointed out that President Trump is a businessman and he is ready to get back to work. However, he wants to do this “slowly” and “safely.”

Jesse Duff, who is a retired gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps, was excited about the economy opening up. She told her followers on Twitter that President Trump “will get the economy going and Americans back to work!” She added that the president will “come out of the gates running” when it comes to ensuring economic growth.

The news about the falling number of COVID-19 cases, low oil prices, and the prospect of the economy reopening have had a positive impact on investor sentiment. U.S. stock futures were higher in the Monday trade while companies are cautiously watching the situation, CNBC reported.

The massive $2.2 trillion stimulus package has helped put money directly into the hands of Americans and that, along with other such relief measures for small businesses, could help the economy take off faster once the lockdown is lifted.