Trump Invokes His Own Bout With Covid as Voters’ Doubts Grow
- Most Americans believe president has treated virus cavalierly
- ‘Don’t let it dominate you,’ president says in Twitter video
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President Donald Trump and his allies looked to capitalize on his discharge from the hospital on Monday, painting his return to the White House as a triumphant metaphor for his strength and vigor a month before Election Day.
The president highlighted a supporter saying his return to the campaign trail would make him an “invincible hero.” A campaign spokesman chided Joe Biden, his Democratic opponent, for lacking the experience of contracting and beating the coronavirus, while lawmakers tweeted Internet memes about Trump defeating the virus in battle.