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7 Oct, 4 tweets, 3 min read
With polls showing Trump trailing Biden with less than a month to go before the election, the president appears to be re-embracing the risky strategy of playing down the coronavirus despite signs it could further diminish his re-election chances reut.rs/2Sy6mZ5 1/4 Image
President Trump, under coronavirus quarantine in the White House and restricted from traveling, is grasping for ways to put a spark back in his struggling re-election bid and mount a big comeback with four weeks left until Election Day reut.rs/2SCwtxW 2/4 Image
Trump, still being treated for COVID-19, abruptly ended talks with Democrats on an economic aid package, drawing criticism from presidential rival Biden that he was abandoning Americans in the midst of a pandemic reut.rs/33yZy3Q 3/4 Image
Biden expanded his lead over Trump in battleground Michigan and the two candidates were locked in a toss-up race in North Carolina, according to Reuters/Ipsos opinion polls released on Tuesday reut.rs/33E3yQo 4/4 Image

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