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Journalists get touchy, defensive over incorrect Washington Post headline on Robert Redfield and coronavirus

By Becket Adams
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Journalists get touchy, defensive over incorrect Washington Post headline on Robert Redfield and coronavirus

On Wednesday, President Trump complained that the Washington Post had misrepresented Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert R. Redfield when it published a headline that reads, “CDC director warns second wave of coronavirus is likely to be even more devastating.”

The quote in the article itself is accurate, said both the president and Redfield. However, they added, the headline is misleading.

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