I know tRump is an evil and narcissistic sociopath but can somebody explain to me

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10. Because he only knows one way to "get ahead", lying, cheating, bullying,

That is what he has done his whole life. He cannot change course.

He could have turned this pandemic into a plus for him.Just as he could with the Russia investigation.

He planned to run on the greatest ever economy and how great he is for re-election. Welp, the virus interrupted that narrative.
So now more testing means more people are positive which in turn makes the entire country more nervous, the stock market nervous. Nervous people will not be returning to " normal life". Won't be spending money.

If he had been honest from the jump, said look we are headed for troubling times. However we can get through this together. I will do everything to help us get through this, and acted accordingly. Fostered an all of us against the virus mentality. He might have sealed himself a re-election victory doing that.

Same with the Russia investigation. If he had confronted Putin, and made it clear that he was not going to put up with Putin's shenanigans. And followed through -
He would have been seen more favorable.

He is incapable doing any of these things I mentioned. He's a common criminal that has lied, cheated, and played dirty his whole life. He does not know any other way to "win" except to play dirty.