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On September 5, Trump continued projecting confidence that the coronavirus crisis was turning a corner, even as public-health reality remained stubbornly uglier than the messaging. The disconnect made his upbeat script look less like leadership and more like wishful thinking with a podium.
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On September 5, Trump continued projecting confidence that the coronavirus crisis was turning a corner, even as public-health reality remained stubbornly uglier than the messaging. The disconnect made his upbeat script look less like leadership and more like wishful thinking with a podium.
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