{"id":44705,"date":"2020-04-06T12:58:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T19:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44705"},"modified":"2020-04-06T13:35:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T20:35:31","slug":"bad-for-america-trump-delights-in-the-suffering-of-american-workers-and-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=44705","title":{"rendered":"BAD FOR AMERICA! Trump Delights In the Suffering of American Workers and Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

In times of crisis, the American people want and expect their leaders to exhibit wisdom and compassion. Difficult problems require both intelligence and judgment to resolve, and at least the appearance of sympathy for the hardships facing the average citizen. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is just such a circumstance. Unfortunately, the United States is currently stuck with Donald Trump who has none of these qualities.<\/p>\n

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The single most reliable feature of Trump’s character (or lack thereof) is his unflinching determination to always do only what is best for him. This selfishness is evident in his reckless and greed-driven proposals to “reopen”<\/em> the country<\/a><\/strong> before any public health expert considers it safe. It’s obvious in his obsession with the polls and TV ratings<\/a><\/strong> that define his self-worth. There is virtually nothing that Trump addresses in his Coronavirus Task Force briefings (that he has hijacked and turned into 2020 reelection events<\/a><\/strong>) that isn’t directly attached to his personal welfare.<\/p>\n

On Monday morning, while the nation was trying to cope with ever more troubling news concerning the spreading pandemic, Trump was, as usual, manning his Twitter machine and pounding out dangerous falsehoods, childish platitudes, and tributes to himself. Among the tweets that he posted was one that was particularly offensive:<\/p>\n

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Advertising in the Failing New York Times is WAY down. Washington Post is not much better. I can\u2019t say whether this is because they are Fake News sources of information, to a level that few can understand, or the Virus is just plain beating them up. Fake News is bad for America!<\/p>\n

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 6, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n