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The United States again shattered pandemic records, reporting more than 153,000 new coronavirus cases on Nov. 12 as some 66,000 people were hospitalized nationwide with the highest daily death toll of 1,893 since May. It was the seventh time in nine days that reported U.S. infections reached new heights.  

Meanwhile, Trump continues to block President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition as he refuses to accept his election loss even though a New York Times survey of election officials in all 50 states said that there was no evidence of fraud or other irregularities.  

Instead of addressing the pandemic and assuring an orderly transition, Trump has been sulking in the White House while his lawyers filed dozens of lawsuits most of which have been dismissed without merit, and the ones that have gained some traction are unlikely to change the outcome of the Presidential race. 

Until today, Trump hadn’t appeared in public in days. That’s unusual for someone who loves public attention. Perhaps that’s a blessing.