Republican War on Covid Orders Grinds on Despite Trump’s Illness

  • Moves begun months ago play out in a new political moment
  • Some officials find a nuanced tone. Others remain fatalistic
Trump, Covid and the Campaign
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Republican efforts to roll back virus-fighting measures have been steaming ahead for months, and little could halt their momentum Friday even as President Donald Trump became one of more than 30,000 Americans hospitalized with Covid-19.