Republicans are worried Trump is hurting himself with rally-like performances at coronavirus briefings and are urging him to step back

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• Republicans are encouraging President Donald Trump to take a step back at daily coronavirus press briefings and let the experts lead the way, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
• The briefings have gone "off the rails," one GOP senator said, and Trump should "let the health professionals guide where we're going to go."
• Trump's approval numbers saw a slight bump at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, but they've started to dip in recent days as Americans increasingly express disapproval of his handling of the pandemic. 
• The president left Thursday's coronavirus press briefing earlier than usual. 
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Top Republicans are concerned that President Donald Trump is hurting his reelection chances with rally-like performances at the daily White House press briefings on coronavirus, the New York Times reported on Thursday, and are urging him to step back and let medical experts take the helm. 

Senate Majority Mitch McConnell in the early days of the coronavirus crisis privately encouraged Trump to let Drs. Anthony Fauci and Deborah Birx — the leading medical experts on the White House coronavirus task force — to spearhead the daily briefings, according to The Times.

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