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Cornyn Says Trump ‘Let His Guard Down’

October 5, 2020 at 2:15 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. John Cornyn told the Houston Chronicle that President Trump “let his guard down” on the coronavirus and that his rhetoric has created “confusion” as the country has struggled to get the pandemic under control.

Said Cornyn: “I think he let his guard down, and I think in his desire to try to demonstrate that we are somehow coming out of this and that the danger is not still with us — I think he got out over his skis and frankly, I think it’s a lesson to all of us that we need to exercise self discipline.”

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