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Trump spent part of March 29 touting how many people were watching his coronavirus briefings, turning a national emergency into a TV scorecard. At the same briefing, officials were warning that the outbreak could still kill 100,000 Americans or more even with mitigation in place. The contrast was ugly: the presidency was treating a mass-casualty crisis like a content hit.
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Trump spent part of March 29 touting how many people were watching his coronavirus briefings, turning a national emergency into a TV scorecard. At the same briefing, officials were warning that the outbreak could still kill 100,000 Americans or more even with mitigation in place. The contrast was ugly: the presidency was treating a mass-casualty crisis like a content hit.