Trump Pivots to Self-Pity With Polls Sinking, Pandemic Worsening
Trump is struggling to respond to a resurgent pandemic, an economic downturn and nationwide protests for racial justice. The coronavirus has weakened the central plank of his campaign -- the economy -- while mostly scuttling the rallies that he thrives on. While all those crises raged, Trump has tweeted “POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!” and repeatedly complained about “PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!” several times and said courts have given broad deference to presidents, “BUT NOT ME!” He said the Obama administration spied on his campaign. He defended his time golfing and said it was his only exercise.
On Monday, he retweeted a post saying that his own administration’s scientists are “lying” about the virus and that “it’s all about the election.” He falsely attributed the rising U.S. virus case total to increased testing. He has also found fault with Fox News’s coverage of him, before retweeting a Fox Business host’s compliment that th
Trump’s frequent complaints of mistreatment show a leader unwilling to change tactics, even as polls show him trailing Democrat Joe Biden and even at risk of losing his Republican Party’s Senate majority. His poll numbers and approval rating have dropped as the concurrent crises focused attention on Trump and his response. Undaunted, he has continued to bend the narrative around himself personally even as Americans worry about the pandemic’s rising toll.
He says that the Internal Revenue Service, the media and the FBI have all treated him unfairly, that the virus appears widespread only because of testing, and that a resurgent stock market isn’t getting enough attention at a time when millions are out of work. He has complained about coverage of his time spent on the golf course, idly accused Barack Obama of treason and said that his campaign was spied on.
“They treat me horribly, horribly. It’s a disgrace, what’s happened,” he said Thursday in an interview with Fox News.
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