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Trump, at CDC, offers scattershot defense of virus response Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar looks on as President Donald Trump signs a spending bill to combat the Coronavirus, at the White House, Friday, March 6, 2020, in Washington. Associated Press
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, DEB RIECHMANN and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President
Donald Trump's visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday turned into a scattershot defense of his administra-
tion's handling of the growing coronavirus crisis, veering into political digs and detours. Trump, wearing his "Keep
America Great" campaign hat while discussing the global worry, tried once more to quell growing alarm about the spread
of the virus in America. But he quickly ventured into side matters and political squabbles.
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