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Facing an unabating pandemic, abysmal poll numbers and an economic slump, President Donald Trump has made a series of media appearances this week where he appeared deflated and resorted to fearmongering, repeating falsehoods and employing racist and sexist stereotypes in rambling and at-times incoherent answers.