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Trump fires back against GOP-led ‘Mourning in America’ attack

President Donald Trump points to the audience as he walks onstage to speak at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Trump fired off a series of tweets early Tuesday attacking the GOP-led group that is running an ad that pans his response to the coronavirus crisis and puts a “Mourning” twist on former President Ronald Reagan’s memorable “Morning in America” campaign commercial.

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listens as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a meeting between President Donald Trump and Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-La., about the coronavirus response, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Bartender Greg Anderson, left, wipes down the bar as customers Rudy Leftholz and Ray Nash, right, chat on the first day Tuner's Bar and Grill has reopened after being closed in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus Monday, May 4, 2020, in St. Charles, Mo. Business in some parts of Missouri, including St. Charles, have been allowed to reopen on Monday after the state's stay-at-home order expired. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan, May 2019. RS is a NATO-led mission to train, advise, and assist the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and institutions. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jaerett Engeseth)

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President Donald Trump points to the audience as he walks onstage to speak at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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