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Trump and his allies kept trying to talk down coronavirus risk even as public health alarms were getting louder. That messaging gap was turning into its own problem, because downplaying the threat made the White House look behind the curve before the crisis even hit full speed.
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Trump and his allies kept trying to talk down coronavirus risk even as public health alarms were getting louder. That messaging gap was turning into its own problem, because downplaying the threat made the White House look behind the curve before the crisis even hit full speed.
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