With polls showing Trump trailing Biden with less than a month to go before the election, the president appears to be re-embracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his re-election chances 1/4
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside Perez Art Museum, before the arrival of Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden for a town hall event in Miami, Florida, U.S., October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Marco Bello
Amy Koch, a Republican strategist in the battleground state of Minnesota, said she was initially encouraged by Trump’s attitude toward his diagnosis. Koch noted that Republican officials seeking reelection or office for the first time who attended a Trump rally in her state last week were now being forced to answer for the president’s behavior.Trump has worked furiously to shift public attention away from his handling of the pandemic. But his recent words and actions have all but ensured that it would remain the primary topic as the election heads into its final stages.
According to Reuters/Ipsos polling, a bipartisan majority of Americans have consistently said they were concerned about the spread of the coronavirus, even as the infection rate dropped in some parts of the country and states reopened businesses and schools.
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