White House defiant as US coronavirus deaths pass 130,000

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Max Cohen on politico.com on July 6, 2020.After a holiday weekend during which the total number of American Covid-19 deaths approached 130,000, White House officials committed to keeping the economy open as cases mounted and local officials clamoured for new measures to fight the outbreak.Mayors in hard-hit states such as Florida and Texas publicly urged President Donald Trump to approve a national…

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