Trump unveiled a new coronavirus testing ‘blueprint’ that he said would amplify the screening strategy and help prevent the spread, after a two day break from his daily briefings
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump’s pause in holding White House coronavirus briefings only lasted the weekend as officials said he would participate in one on Monday to update Americans on an expansion in virus testing.
The White House announced on Monday morning that Monday’s session was canceled, only to reverse course hours later and put the briefing back on Trump’s schedule. The White House briefing room podium is dark and empty after the coronavirus task force did not hold a briefing for the second day in a row in Washington, U.S., April 26, 2020. REUTERS/Erin ScottTrump’s advisers inside and outside the White House have been urging him to scale back his participation in the coronavirus news briefings, arguing it would make him look more in command by appearing in fewer.
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