Gone are the days when President Donald Trump held forth daily at the White House podium flanked by members of his coronavirus task force. The White House won’t say when Trump last met with the task force. National and battleground public opinion polls suggest that Trump faces stiff headwinds in his bid for a second term. Earlier in the week, Trump undermined the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has at times contradicted the president’s commentary about the virus. Trump’s interest in engaging with Fauci and other top medical officials on the coronavirus task force waned long ago.

Source: Mint October 17, 2020 16:07 UTC