Trump's economic dilemma sharpens as Biden gets set for 2020 race

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(CNN)President Donald Trump finally has his 2020 election opponent, but he's missing the crucial asset on which he anchored his bid for a second term: a roaring economy. Instead, he's confronting an economy that was once a powerhouse but now is threatening to dip into a depression as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Joe Biden's triumph in the Democratic primary after Bernie Sanders called it quits and a hopeful sign in a downward revision of projected Covid-19 deaths are lending new political urgency to the unique and agonizing dilemma facing Trump. How does he find the balance between keeping the economy shut -- to squelch the murderous coronavirus pandemic -- and reopening normal life...

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