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The White House was still trying to minimize the coronavirus threat even as public-health officials and lawmakers warned the response was badly underbuilt. The gap between Trump’s confidence and the available facts was starting to become its own problem.
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The White House was still trying to minimize the coronavirus threat even as public-health officials and lawmakers warned the response was badly underbuilt. The gap between Trump’s confidence and the available facts was starting to become its own problem.
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