President Donald Trump is taking an old political adage to heart: Never let a crisis go to waste. The coronavirus is projected to kill more than 100,000 Americans.
It has effectively shuttered the economy, torpedoed the stock market and rewritten the rules of what used to be called normal life.
But in this moment of upheaval, Trump and his advisers haven’t lost sight of the opportunity to advance his agenda. A look at some of the president’s notable moves: Trump has called on Congress to revive the tax deduction for business-related expenses on meals and entertainment, arguing it would help bolster high-end restaurants hammered by the outbreak.