This is the obvious result of the Republican defense during impeachment.

[captain queeg]

Let me see if I can remember how it goes; if the prez takes actions that he believes are in the countries best interest, he’s not commiting a crime. Since he believes being re-elected is in the country’s best interest, then those criminal acts to influence the election are ok. And since having high numbers of infections in the US would make him look bad, it’s ok for him to delay testing and hide the true numbers. Is that about right? He even stated he didn’t want to let those people off the cruise ship because he liked his numbers where they were. The idiot thinks he is still on a TV and worried about his rating, while the virus spreads unchecked.