Republican senators facing tough reelection races this fall steered clear of criticizing President Trump after his stunning admission that he downplayed the severity of the crisis caused by the spread of coronavirus
For months, Republican senators have praised the President's response to the health and economic crisis, the central issue in their political campaigns, even as polling suggests that a majority of Americans disapprove of it, recognizing many of their own races depend in large part on the President's performance in November.But Democrats have seized upon Trump's latest comments made to Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward in February and March.
Cory Gardner, whose office did not respond to a request for comment.In some cases, the Republican senators themselves have underplayed or underestimated the crisis. At a recent Iowa event, Ernst told an attendee that she was also"so skeptical" of the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, according to the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. And in April, Graham said on Fox that he thought the United States would be able to contain the virus from claiming more than 100,000 deaths.
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