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Sean Spicer has rejected the narrative that Donald Trump's speech last night was a turning point.
While Spicer said the well-reviewed address was "from his heart" and helping to "build momentum," he insisted to reporters today at the White House it was not a step toward a different kind of president.
This was not a reset speech ... this is who he is
The U.S. confirmed at least 83,010 coronavirus cases on Friday, the country's highest daily total since the pandemic started, according to data from the COVID Tracking Project.
By the numbers: Friday's total surpassed the U.S.'s previous record set on July 17 when 76,842 cases were recorded.
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President Trump has not attended a White House coronavirus task force meeting in “several months,” NIAID director Anthony Fauci told MSNBC on Friday.
Why it matters: At the beginning of the pandemic, the task force, led by Vice President Mike Pence, met every day, but in the "last several weeks," members have held virtual meetings once a week, Fauci said, even as the number of new cases continues to surge in the country.
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