Carolyn Kaster / AP
At a White House meeting today with congressional leaders that included Sen. Orrin Hatch, Sen. Ron Wyden, and Rep. Kevin Brady, President Trump — with VP Pence at his side — discussed free trade changes:
And maybe we do it and maybe we do a new NAFTA and we add an extra 'F' in NAFTA for 'free and fair trade' because it's very unfair.
Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to worry about in-person voting — with nearly two in three seeing it as a large or moderate risk to their health — according to this week's installment of the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
Why it matters: This could pose a significant disadvantage for Joe Biden and other Democratic candidates in November if the pattern holds — especially in states where high infection rates persist, or where there are significant hurdles to mail-in, absentee or early voting.
President Trump said in an interview with “Axios on HBO” that he thinks the coronavirus is as well-controlled in the U.S. as it can be, despite dramatic surges in new infections over the course of the summer and more than 150,000 American deaths.
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios