Amid the national public health crisis, a personal one, and warning flares from leading economists that the virus-scarred economy badly needs stimulus, Trump pushed out about 60 tweets by early evening praising supporters and eviscerating his opponents.
While Trump continues to minimize the threat of the virus, more aides have been testing positive — including one of his closest advisers, Stephen Miller, who was diagnosed Tuesday.
All told, more than a dozen White House staffers have tested positive.
Nonetheless, Trump pushed out video of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaking of her decision to resist Covid-19 restrictions in her state.
He also thanked a supporter who tweeted she “would wade through a sea of Covidinfested water to vote for President Trump on November 3rd."
(Writers: Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin, Matthew Perrone)
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