Trump’s anti-mask crusade is coming back to bite him

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Andrew Cuomo blasted President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the President “denied the reality of the virus.””},{“title”:”Ex-FBI deputy director: Here’s what briefing Trump is like”,”duration”:”00:59″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/07/01/andrew-mccabe-president-trump-briefings-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/07/01/andrew-mccabe-president-trump-briefings-sot-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200701084034-andrew-mccabe-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/07/01/andrew-mccabe-president-trump-briefings-sot-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe recounts his experience briefing President Donald Trump after the White House defended Trump from accusations that he does not read his briefings. “,”descriptionText”:”Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe 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whose son served and died in Afghanistan, tells CNN’s Kate Bolduan how she feels about allegations of potential Russian bounties on US troops.”},{“title”:”President Trump’s history of inaction with Russia”,”duration”:”03:20″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/07/01/trump-and-russia-reality-check-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/07/01/trump-and-russia-reality-check-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200701071958-john-avlon-0701-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/07/01/trump-and-russia-reality-check-avlon-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”CNN’s John Avlon digs deeper into President Trump’s history of inaction when it comes to Russia and Vladimir Putin.”,”descriptionText”:”CNN’s John Avlon digs deeper into President Trump’s history of inaction when it comes to Russia and Vladimir Putin.”},{“title”:”SE Cupp: 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“,”duration”:”01:57″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/politics/2020/07/01/fox-news-gop-lawmakers-encourage-face-masks-new-day-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”politics/2020/07/01/fox-news-gop-lawmakers-encourage-face-masks-new-day-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/200701071244-mitch-mcconnell-0630-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/politics/2020/07/01/fox-news-gop-lawmakers-encourage-face-masks-new-day-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/this-week-in-politics/”,”description”:”Republican lawmakers and Fox News hosts appear to be distancing themselves from President Donald Trump’s stance on face masks, instead encouraging the public to wear them in order to help contain the coronavirus pandemic.”,”descriptionText”:”Republican lawmakers and Fox News hosts appear to be distancing themselves from President Donald Trump’s stance on face masks, instead encouraging the public to wear them in order to help contain the coronavirus 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