The Memo: Woodward revelations deepen Trump troubles

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President Trump’s response to the coronavirus is back in the center of the news agenda — and that spells bad news for a commander-in-chief trailing in his bid to win a second term.

Details emerged Wednesday of a forthcoming book from Bob Woodward that contains a host of damaging revelations. Worst of all, Woodward depicts Trump as privately knowing the seriousness of the coronavirus while downplaying it publicly.

The president’s handling of COVID-19 has drawn broad disapproval from the American public, according to polls.  Continue reading.