Eric Trump seems tired of the coronavirus — not tired of the toll it's taken on American lives, jobs, and norms, but tired of talking about it.
President Trump's son, who previously promised to stay out of politics and stick to running the Trump Organization when his dad took office, appeared on Fox News on Thursday. After declaring the Republican National Convention far superior to the Democratic National Convention last week ("we blew them out of the water"), Trump pivoted to criticize Democratic messaging.
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The COVID-19 pandemic topped 180,000 recorded deaths on Thursday, and experts have said leaving the pandemic response to vary by state, rather than operating under a federal plan, has helped contribute to the sky-high number of cases in the country.
Trump's son praised the president for focusing on issues he views as more pressing than the pandemic, namely building the "greatest military in the world," and "stopping illegal immigration," and "preserving God in this country."
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