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WATCH LIVE: Trump Holds Coronavirus Briefing At 6 PM ET

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04.17.20 | 5:22 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a meeting of his coronavirus task force in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. I... WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 06: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters following a meeting of his coronavirus task force in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Infected with COVID-19, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted intensive care at a hospital in London Monday as the U.S. death toll surpassed 10,000. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

David Taintor is a New York-based senior editor who oversees breaking news coverage. He previously worked at NBC News.
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  1. Gotta get in the mood.

    Beer or whiskey? :beer: :tumbler_glass:

  3. This afternoon, NIH Director Francis Collins was asked by NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly if he was pressured to rein in or sack Fauci, he said no.

  4. Absolutely!

  5. OT: The company I work for voluntarily shut down for two weeks. They will reopen Monday with fewer people. The economic conditions made it necessary. I can’t help but think how much better off we would be if we had competent leadership.

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