My first instinct was also that this is an intentional distraction from the bleak economic news, plus John Lewis' funeral, plus Herman Cain's death from covid19

My first instinct was also that this is an intentional distraction from the bleak economic news, plus John Lewis' funeral, plus Herman Cain's death from covid19, plus the expiration of disaster relief funds for workers. It may be a distraction, but that doesn't mean it's not also an attempt to shift the Overton window.