Treasury Secretary Mnuchin: US Could Be Open for Business in May

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin answers questions from the press after an interview on CNBC on the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, on Sept. 12, 2019. Sarah Silbiger/Reuters

The United States could reopen the economy in the month of May amid the CCP virus pandemic, said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday.

Speaking in a morning interview, Mnuchin was asked by a CNBC pundit about whether the United States could be “open for business” next month. “I do,” replied the Treasury secretary.