How Donald Trump’s ‘regret-nothing’ Covid stance could pay off in US election

Some pundits say president’s risky ‘message of strength’ could shift the needle in his favour

Trump leaves Walter Reed military hospital in Marine One.
Some pundits say president’s risky ‘message of strength’ could shift the needle in his favour
(Image credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Any hope that Donald Trump’s hospitalisation with Covid-19 might alter his bullish attitude to the virus were dashed yesterday as the president celebrated his return to the White House by telling Americans to “get out there” without fear of infection.

The message, delivered by a maskless Trump, has alarmed doctors and health workers, who condemned the US leader’s dismissive attitude to a virus that has already killed more than 210,000 of his citizens.

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