Former US ambassador says Trump will play COVID battle one of two ways

Former US ambassador Joe Hockey, the man once dubbed Australia’s ‘Trump-whisperer’, says the US president will play his coronavirus battle one of two ways.

But only one will get him re-elected.

“If he is sensible and doesn’t tweet and doesn’t do things that are silly, he’s got a chance to claw back in the campaign,” Mr Hockey told Neil Mitchell.

“But if he tries to campaign from the hospital bed, he’s going to lose.”

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