Does Donald Trump really want a second term in the White House?

A string of seemingly self-sabotaging statements has some analysts doubting the president’s interest in the job

Donald Trump waving
A string of seemingly self-sabotaging statements has some analysts doubting the president’s interest in the job
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Donald Trump is facing ridicule and disbelief after telling a campaign rally that has instructed his administration to “slow the testing down” for the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Amid growing outrage, the president’s advisers claimed his comments to supporters in the Oklahoma city of Tulsa on Saturday had been “tongue-in-cheek”. But addressing White House reporters on Tuesday, Trump insisted: “I don’t kid.”

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