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On a day when the virus was already forcing the country into serious planning mode, Trump floated the idea that it might vanish when the weather warmed up. That line aged badly almost immediately, and it undercut the seriousness public health officials were trying to project.
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On a day when the virus was already forcing the country into serious planning mode, Trump floated the idea that it might vanish when the weather warmed up. That line aged badly almost immediately, and it undercut the seriousness public health officials were trying to project.
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On a day when the virus was already forcing the country into serious planning mode, Trump floated the idea that it might vanish when the weather warmed up. That line aged badly almost immediately, and it undercut the seriousness public health officials were trying to project.
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