First Thing: Trump’s ‘serious’ approach to Covid-19 lasted a week

Good morning, Donald Trump’s “serious” new approach to the pandemic lasted all of one week. Speaking at his daily White House coronavirus briefing on Tuesday, the president described as “very impressive” a doctor who wrongly claims face masks do not combat the spread of Covid-19 and says DNA from aliens is being used in medical treatments. Trump had shared an online video featuring the doctor and other supposed experts recommending the malaria…