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Trump Seeks to Revive Campaign by Canceling Its Biggest Event

  • President cancels GOP convention in virus hotspot Florida
  • Trump relents to pressure to skip party amid record deaths
Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 23.
Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 23.Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump sought to revive his sagging campaign by canceling the multi-day convention for his party to nominate him for a second term as Florida, the host state, posted record deaths from the coronavirus.

Trump has been battered by polls showing that the public disapproves of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic that has crashed the economy, infected 4 million Americans and killed 146,000.