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Fresh reporting on May 13 added to the embarrassment over a shelved CDC reopening document that had detailed advice for states and local leaders. The episode reinforced the sense that Trump’s team was managing the pandemic like a messaging campaign, not a crisis.
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Fresh reporting on May 13 added to the embarrassment over a shelved CDC reopening document that had detailed advice for states and local leaders. The episode reinforced the sense that Trump’s team was managing the pandemic like a messaging campaign, not a crisis.
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Fresh reporting on May 13 added to the embarrassment over a shelved CDC reopening document that had detailed advice for states and local leaders. The episode reinforced the sense that Trump’s team was managing the pandemic like a messaging campaign, not a crisis.
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