Trump's failures of leadership keep compounding
At a moment when America has devolved into a kind of chaos most of us have never seen or even contemplated, it’s almost impossible to imagine a president less equipped or less inclined to handle this crisis than the one we have.
In a conference call with the nation’s governors Monday, President Trump offered them little other than the insult that they were being “weak," telling them that "if you don’t dominate, you’re wasting your time.” He is apparently of the opinion that what we need right now is more police violence.
We have now seen Trump tested twice in rapid succession, called upon to provide leadership that goes beyond the practical management of the federal government or the selection of policies that turn out to be wise. That leadership is spiritual and emotional, the kind that gives Americans hope that we can solve our problems and emerge from our current nightmare. And his failure worsens by the day.
Over the past few weeks, as the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic approached and then passed 100,000, Trump could not bring himself to do what a president must at such a time. He offered almost nothing in the way of empathy, reflection or even acknowledgement of the cost that has been paid. He didn’t tell the stories of those who have died, or speak to our pain, or show us that he feels what we as a nation are feeling.
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All while thinking in his pea-brain that he's "The Greatest..."
