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'Playing Politics' podcast: The press, the president, and the pandemic

How should the news media cover the COVID-19 briefings at the White House? Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's John Rash and D.J. Tice.

April 2, 2020 at 1:55AM
President Donald Trump has been reluctant so far to use his bully pulpit to urge governors to issue orders that would help effectively create a national quarantine.
President Donald Trump has been reluctant so far to use his bully pulpit to urge governors to issue orders that would help effectively create a national quarantine. (Marci Schmitt — Getty Images/TNS/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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