President Trump and the coronavirus task force update on pandemic – Wednesday, April 8 | USA TODAY

New polls released this week show most Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic – a marked shift as the death toll climbs in the United States.
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Trump, who is running for reelection in November, initially downplayed the threat posed by the coronavirus before taking action to mitigate its spread. His approval rating initially rose, but as the virus hammered the economy and more Americans became infected, views on how he has handled the outbreak have taken a negative turn.

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22 comments

  1. World leaders will be locked up and surveillanced 24/7 for their crimes against humanity. Your lies and crimes will not be tolerated.

  2. I agree with the commenters below. Leave your tweets out of these streams, USA TODAY. 👎

  3. LOVE Pompeo’s response to the reporter’s question about China’s and the US’s donations to the WHO!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  4. Got the news that there are hackers from Thailand doing something about the Chinese stock market We will take revenge for the world.

  5. lot of voter fraud out here in California–plus folks have to deal with the “thug intimidators” at the polling places

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