Trump turns coronavirus briefing into combative defense of his actions

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President Trump returned from the holiday weekend to deliver an angry broadside against critics in the media during a briefing that included a campaign-style video defending his handling of the coronavirus crisis.

He attacked a reporter as “fake” and played clips of governors praising his actions. Not for the first time, it meant updates on the disease’s progress and economic relief came lower down the bill.

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