President Trump may skip daily briefings as polls show low public trust in the administration’s coronavirus response
Friday that President Trump may “stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances” at the White House’s daily coronavirus briefings, with staffers believing them to be the catalyst for poor public trust in the administration’s coronavirus response and former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead in key battleground states.... [+]
members of the coronavirus task force during a briefing in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Washington, DC. The report came soon after an uncommonly abrupt 21 minute briefing, which followed a flurry of criticism over Trump’s suggestion on Thursday thatcould be an effective treatment for coronavirus, which he called “sarcastic” the next day.
Axios reported that White House staffers told the President his overexposure from the briefings, which rarely introduce novel information, “are part of the reason polls aren't looking good for him right now against Joe Biden.”, in some cases by as much as 8 points, nationally and in crucial swing states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Florida.
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