President Trump steps back, leaving coronavirus response to VP Pence and the admin.'s public health officials.
Behind the scenes, Trump has also taken a mostly hands-off approach. He is briefed at least once daily on the number of cases and latest efforts on a vaccine and treatment, but he hasn't been attending the coronavirus task force meetings, traveling to the most affected states or strongly urging Americans to change their behavior.
It's a stark contrast from the approach taken by past presidents, who used times of crisis to present themselves as commanders-in-chief leading the country through disaster, like Presidents George W. Bush after the Sept. 11 attacks and Barack Obama during the financial crisis. As the administration resumed coronavirus press briefings this week amid the spike in new infections, it moved the events out of the White House to make them appear less political andNow the administration is back to where it initially was in March, with Pence taking the lead in public and behind the scenes.
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