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The President did not "catch" coronavirus. He IGNORED the advice of doctors, MOCKED the science, put
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Mikel Jollett
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The President did not “catch” coronavirus. He IGNORED the advice of doctors, MOCKED the science, put himself in RISKY situations and once exposed, he refused to self Quarantine and ENDANGERED the lives of hundreds of people around him.
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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-02/editorial-trump-coronavirus-infection
Editorial: Trump’s coronavirus infection is the result of his deadly, foolish recklessness
By The Times Editorial Board
Oct. 2, 2020
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That Trump went ahead with an indoor fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club the day after Hicks tested positive, coming into contact with as many as 100 people, shows the depth of his disregard for the welfare of others.
In a way, this outcome was inevitable. From the start, Trump has downplayed the severity of the coronavirus, dismissing it as no more than the flu even when he knew full well that it was a serious threat. While other nations were launching serious and sustained testing and tracing responses to keep the spread of the virus in check, Trump dithered.
Worse still, the president politicized the pandemic, contradicting and sidelining his own health officials when they said things he didn’t want to hear. He undermined the federal agencies charged with fighting infectious diseases, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and urged governors to lift restrictions and reopen schools before state and local authorities deemed it safe. He packed unmasked supporters into rallies and shared so much bad information, pushing untested and questionable treatments, that a Cornell University study released Thursday pointed to Trump as the single largest driver of coronavirus misinformation. There’s no telling how many people have gotten sick or even died because of the president’s irresponsible actions. (After Trump bizarrely suggested that ingesting bleach might help, poison control centers reported a spike in calls.)
Apparently, Trump managed to even convince himself that the coronavirus was no big deal — rarely wearing a face mask in public and shamefully mocking those who do. During the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Trump derided Biden for wearing “the biggest mask I’ve ever seen” and hinting that it made him look like a scared old man. Heedless and, in retrospect, ironic.
Of course, we hope that the president and the first lady recover swiftly and fully — just as we hope the same for anyone unfortunate enough to be infected by a potentially deadly virus for which there is no cure or effective treatment. The odds are in his favor that they will, and not just because they will receive better healthcare than is available to most Americans. Most of those who are sickened with COVID-19 do recover, though it can take weeks for severe cases and though many people experience continuing ill effects.
