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Now the administration is back to where it initially was in March, with Pence taking the lead in public and behind the scenes.Īs Pence traveled Sunday to Texas to meet with the state’s governor about the staggering number of cases there, Trump stayed in Washington, making a trip to his Virginia golf course. During a speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday, he attacked people who want to remove Confederate, patriarchal and colonial monuments as a threat to the country's existence, only briefly mentioning the virus that has killed more than 129,000 Americans.Īs the administration resumed coronavirus press briefings this week amid the spike in new infections, it moved the events out of the White House to make them appear less political and prevent Trump from making a cameo, officials said. Instead, the president focused most of his firepower on defending monuments and military bases honoring Confederate leaders, promoting the economy, making unsubstantiated allegations over mail-in voting and attacking the media. The president made only a few passing references to the surging number of cases this week, saying during a speech on the economy that there are "some areas where we're putting out the flames or the fires and that's working out well." In an interview with Fox Business Network on Wednesday, Trump said of the virus, "I think that at some point that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope."
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One outside adviser said he has cautioned for months that there is only a downside in having Trump as the public face of the response. Trump's comments on everything from masks to taking an experimental drug have ignited controversy and have drawn him into battles with Democrats and public health experts. The latest hope among top aides is that by keeping Trump distanced from the day-to-day, the administration can depoliticize the virus response, the official said.