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<em>The Atlantic </em>Politics Daily: MAGA vs. the Coronavirus

Why the virus could bring out the worst in Trump.

It’s Tuesday, February 18. In today’s newsletter: Why the coronavirus outbreak could bring out the worst in Trump. Plus: Is Bernie Sanders as polarizing as elite Democrats claim he is?

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The Trump administration isn’t ready for the coronavirus.

The outbreak of COVID-19, as the illness is now called, has thrown the world into panic. But if it spreads across the U.S., it could bring out the worst in President

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