Would removing Trump's live coronavirus briefings make him worse?
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Apr 01, 2020
3 minutes
More than 3,000 Americans had died in the coronavirus pandemic as of Tuesday, but President Donald Trump appeared to have his eyes glued to another set of numbers: his television audience ratings.
"Because the 'Ratings' of my News Conferences etc. are so high, 'Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers' according to the @nytimes, the Lamestream Media is going CRAZY," Trump tweeted.
He also quoted The New York Times story in three other tweets and
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