Trump spent the early months of the pandemic refusing to wear a mask during public appearances, ridiculing reporters who wore them, and retweeting messages making fun of Biden for wearing a mask and implying that he looks weak. Trump first wore a mask in public about a month ago, during a visit to a military hospital, and has since expressed support for them at times.
Trump said in Washington on Monday that "we will be instituting a very critical step, and that will start right now. Today, the United States is designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism".
Trump railed against a "caravan" of Central American migrants traveling from the Mexico-Guatemala border in the last 10 days toward the United States.
Trump has been accused by opponents of "manufacturing a crisis" on the border for political reasons. His declaration of a national emergency on the border in February was opposed by members of both parties.
Trump also announced that the federal social distancing guidelines will be extended to April 30. The death rate in the country is likely to peak in two weeks, he said.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Wednesday that the move would cost the national economy 1 billion Australian dollars per week (4.8 million).
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Trevor Findlay, a senior research fellow at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, said that if China is to meet its greenhouse gas commitments under the Paris Agreement and more demanding future agreements, it will need nuclear energy in its energy mix, especially if it is to reduce its reliance on coal.
Trump also said the two Koreas are "discussing an end to the war", and they have his blessing on that.
Trump's remarks on Tuesday indicated he was walking back his remarks made at the Helsinki summit at which many in the US believed he was publicly siding with Putin in attacking the US intelligence community.
Trump is still expected to visit Charlotte during business meetings among party leaders, though his acceptance speech on the last day of the convention will be delivered at another location, according to a report by The Hill.