100 Days Out, Trump’s Reset on Virus Too Late For Some

  • President trails nationally and in swing states as Covid rages
  • Republicans at odds over contents of next pandemic aid bill
Donald Trump holds a face mask during a news conference on July 22.Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/UPI/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump has reset his approach to the coronavirus pandemic in a bid to revive sinking poll numbers, but with 100 days until the election his campaign may need more than a change in tone to reverse its slide.

Trump trails Democrat Joe Biden nationally and in key swing states by wide margins, grappling with a health crisis that’s killed over 146,000 Americans, tipped the economy into recession, and stymied both his administration and Republicans in Congress. Election day is Nov. 3.