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Woodward Tapes Turn Trump’s COVID Spin Into a Self-Inflicted Wound

Trump’s recorded admissions about the coronavirus continued to blow up in his face on September 10, as he tried to reframe private candor and public minimization as some kind of leadership strategy. The defense was thin, the contradiction was obvious, and the political cost was immediate.

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First recorded Sep 10, 2020·Meaningfully updated Sep 10, 2020

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Woodward Tapes Turn Trump’s COVID Spin Into a Self-Inflicted Wound

Trump’s recorded admissions about the coronavirus continued to blow up in his face on September 10, as he tried to reframe private candor and public minimization as some kind of leadership strategy. The defense was thin, the contradiction was obvious, and the political cost was immediate.

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Woodward Tapes Turn Trump’s COVID Spin Into a Self-Inflicted Wound

Trump’s recorded admissions about the coronavirus continued to blow up in his face on September 10, as he tried to reframe private candor and public minimization as some kind of leadership strategy. The defense was thin, the contradiction was obvious, and the political cost was immediate.

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