Trump can't stop putting his top public health officials in tough spots

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President Trump's comments on medical studies and advice have put his coronavirus team's medical experts in awkward positions, leading to what some describe as a baffling conundrum of when and how to publicly correct potentially dangerous misinformation

This week alone, doctors on Trump's task force have gently walked back his proposition that subjecting the body to sunlight could act as a treatment for the virus. They've been more forceful in rejecting the suggestion of ingesting disinfectant. Earlier, a member of his team cast doubt on the country's testing capacity. And multiple officials indicated the virus would likely return in the fall, even though Trump said it may not.

Trump says he disagrees with Dr. Fauci on testing 02:01Some of the experts on Trump's task force are concerned if they speak out too forcefully in opposition to what Trump is saying they could be removed from the effort to combat the virus, according to people familiar with the matter.How each medical expert approaches the situation has differed. Dr.

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