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At the daily coronavirus briefing, Trump again tried to push responsibility downward, blaming states and local governments for shortages and bottlenecks. The problem was that the federal government was visibly in the middle of the same mess, and the finger-pointing landed like spin from a sinking ship.
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At the daily coronavirus briefing, Trump again tried to push responsibility downward, blaming states and local governments for shortages and bottlenecks. The problem was that the federal government was visibly in the middle of the same mess, and the finger-pointing landed like spin from a sinking ship.
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