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Trump Is the Obstacle to Defeating the Coronavirus

We need a president who can lead us out of this crisis.
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Every American over 18 can do one thing to squash the coronavirus: Vote against Donald Trump in November.

The president did not cause this virus. But he is the reason things are as bad as they are. His well-documented failures at every possible turn—driven by ego, ignorance, and incompetence—have added up to a historic catastrophe.

[David Frum: This is Trump’s fault]

In 2018, Trump’s national security adviser the National Security Council’s pandemic-response team. Trump a literal playbook that the previous administration had left him on the subject. He, trusting, instead, his own unreliable instincts. He about the threat posed by the virus to the United States. By the time he paid attention, it was too late. The belated response was made worse by the fact that Trump has no idea how the levers of government work and has no interest in using them to contain a national threat. Perhaps the best proof that we now live in a kakistocracy of dunces is that , who has made a kind of art of failing up, is deciding which states get lifesaving medical equipment. Evidence also includes the fact that Trump the person assigned to oversee disbursement of federal aid before a single dollar was sent out the door. What future grift does he wish to hide?

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