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The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort reached New York on March 30, but even that badly needed relief came wrapped in confusion about what it would actually do. The ship was supposed to help, and it did help, but the White House’s mixed signals made the arrival feel less like a coordinated plan than a floating reminder of how improvised the federal response had become.
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The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort reached New York on March 30, but even that badly needed relief came wrapped in confusion about what it would actually do. The ship was supposed to help, and it did help, but the White House’s mixed signals made the arrival feel less like a coordinated plan than a floating reminder of how improvised the federal response had become.
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The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort reached New York on March 30, but even that badly needed relief came wrapped in confusion about what it would actually do. The ship was supposed to help, and it did help, but the White House’s mixed signals made the arrival feel less like a coordinated plan than a floating reminder of how improvised the federal response had become.
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