“In the past couple of weeks, senior advisers began presenting Trump with maps and data showing spikes in coronavirus cases among ‘our people’ in Republican states, a senior administration official said. They also shared projections predicting that virus surges could soon hit politically important states in the Midwest — including Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, the official said.” WaPo: One question still dogs Trump: Why not try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis? (Why not try harder to accept that he’s exactly what he’s shown himself to be?)

+ Speaking of “our people,” Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien has tested positive for Covid-19.