Climate change skepticism and denial

Welcome to a new world, a world shared between the rising superpower of China and the established superpower of the United States, as the coronavirus crisis accelerates competition and intensifies tension in a battle that has been simmering for some time.

US President Donald Trump has announced that he will no longer hold COVID-19 related press conferences. He wrote this on Twitter last night after sparking controversy around the world with the statement that COVID-19 should be treated with disinfectants.

When it comes to the US, meanwhile, one thing seems clear: Donald Trump's chances of re-election as President hang on his ability to "unite the nation" in its response to the pandemic.

A challenge of such a magnitude provides "ample opportunity to take up the mantle of national leader and appear presidential". [Zachary Wolf reporting for CNN]

Trumping the Odds?

The United States temporarily suspends immigrants for 60 days, according to the BBC, citing the BBC.

US President Donald Trump has explained that such measures are being taken because of the negative economic consequences of the country's coronavirus pandemic.

President Donald Trump announced what he described as a "temporary suspension of immigration into the United States." But the executive order would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers.

US President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States, saying he needs to protect American jobs as coronavirus ravages the economy, according to BGNES and Al Jazeera.

President Donald Trump said on April 20 that he will sign an executive order "to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States" because of the coronavirus.

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on April 16 he is empowering state governors to decide when they will reopen their states to economic activity after mass closures caused by the novel coronavirus, even though such authority is not his to give. 

At a time when humanity needs the guidance and initiative of the most powerful countries, the world's leader for decades, the United States, is doing everything in its power to limit its role, betraying visions, hopes and expectations along the way.