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		</div><p>For the first time, President Donald Trump cut off his daily coronavirus task force briefing on Friday without taking any questions from reporters.</p>
<p>The briefings often stretch well beyond an hour and feature combative exchanges between Mr Trump and reporters.</p>
<p>The president was angry after a day of punishing headlines on Friday, largely about his comment at the previous evening’s briefing wondering if it would be helpful to inject disinfectant into people to fight the coronavirus.</p>
<p>That idea drew loud warnings from health experts who said the idea was dangerous and sharp criticism from Democrats.</p>
<p>Mr Trump did answer questions from reporters earlier on Friday and claimed that his suggestion about disinfectant had been <em>“sarcastic.”</em></p>
<p>The president has been reluctant to cede the spotlight at the briefings, which are the closest thing he currently has to his beloved political rallies.</p>
<p>He has talked up their robust television ratings and his ability to dominate the news cycle and drown out his likely general election opponent, Democrat Joe Biden.</p>
<p>But advisers have argued that while the briefings may appeal to his most loyal base of supporters, they could be alienating some viewers, including senior citizens worried about their health.</p>
<p>Officials at Mr Trump’s reelection campaign have also noted a slip in his support in some battleground states and have expressed concerns that the briefings, which often contain inaccurate information, may be playing a role.</p>
<p>White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said the president had taken <em>“countless questions”</em> earlier in the day from reporters in the Oval Office.</p>
<p><em>“The accessibility and transparency of this president is unprecedented,”</em> she said.</p>
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