5 takeaways from Trump’s return to the coronavirus briefing stage

Washington Post logoPresident Trump has brought back the White House coronavirus briefing as the disease continues to run rampant in much of the nation.

The decision to bring back the briefings carries political risks for Trump, given the last iteration of briefings ended about two months ago, after he mused about injecting disinfectant to cure patients.

We didn’t see that version of Trump at Tuesday’s briefing, but there was plenty of evidence that these briefings are geared toward reversing Americans’ widespread disapproval of his handling of the pandemic. Here are five takeaways from the return of the briefing: Continue reading.