So far, Trump's team has portrayed the novel coronavirus as a limited threat to most Americans, and has done little to prepare the country for worst-case scenarios | Analysis by stcollinson
Reassurances by President Donald Trump and his top aides that Americans should remain calm went only so far on a day when the number of American fatalities jumped to six, the total of cases topped 100 and experts warned that the true scale of infections was likely far higher than the spotty medical testing carried out so far shows.The days ahead will show whether the Trump administration's repeated shading of the truth will hamper its ability to unite the nation during an emergency.
The administration's language also raised uncertainty. What does it mean, exactly, when top officials say the risk to Americans is"low?" Is the administration talking about contracting the virus or the possibility of complications or even death?Pence's position as the mouthpiece of administration efforts also introduces unavoidable politicization.
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