President Trump assembled a team Monday whose task it is to figure how to re-open the American economy as the country continues to deal with the novel COVID-19 coronavirus.
There weren't too many surprises. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Director of the United States National Economic Council Larry Kudlow, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer all made the cut, as did Trump's daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. The list elicited some eye rolls from Trump critics.
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