Democratic group defies Trump, ramps up ad blasting coronavirus response


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  • Friday, 27 Mar 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump answers a question during the coronavirus task force daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic super PAC Priorities USA said on Thursday it planned to expand its use of an advertisement critical of President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic despite the Trump re-election campaign's efforts to stop it.

Trump's campaign on Wednesday said it had sent cease-and-desist letters to local television stations that were running the ad in Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin - all expected to be swing states critical in November's presidential election - because of what it considers a false assertion that Trump referred to the virus as a hoax.

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