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Trump Faces Political Threat From Coronavirus

Steve Herman

   WHITE HOUSE - Donald Trump's presidency is facing one of its biggest
   challenges from the spread of the new coronavirus, which threatens to
   infect the healthy U.S. economy.

   As U.S. stock indexes continued to plunge Friday, the White House
   national economic director, Larry Kudlow, told reporters that the
   country's economy remains fundamentally sound, adding, "I don't think
   people should panic."

   Kudlow, who is a member of the administration's newly formed
   coronavirus task force, said while there is currently no evidence of
   major supply chain disruptions, "that may be ahead of us."

   The Dow Jones Industrial Average is poised to record its worst weekly
   slide since the 2008 financial crisis.

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