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Trump's Karmic Fiasco

The pandemic he ignored is destroying his presidency

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Charlie Sykes
October 28, 2020∙ Paid

Two scenes from the campaign trail.

At a Wisconsin rally, Trump continued to downplay the severity of the pandemic, even as the state was hit with its worst numbers yet.

"COVID, COVID, COVID," Trump said. "You know when they're going to stop talking about it so much? November 4th."

As he spoke, Wisconsin was being hammered. Here’s the headline from the…

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