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Historian predicts Trump downplaying pandemic...greatest dereliction of duty in presidential history
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/515966-historian-predicts-trump-downplaying-pandemic-will-go-down-as-the-greatestTheHill.com
Historian predicts Trump downplaying pandemic will go down as 'the greatest dereliction of duty' in presidential history
By J. Edward Moreno - 09/10/20 08:22 PM EDT
Allan Lichtman, the historian known for accurately predicting presidential elections, said that President Trump’s downplaying of the coronavirus pandemic will be remembered as “the greatest dereliction of duty” in presidential history.
“This is the greatest dereliction of duty in the history of the U.S. presidency,” Lichtman, a professor of history at American University, told CTV News Channel on Thursday.
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Lichtman said he doesn’t believe Trump didn’t want to cause panic.
“What is Trump’s whole campaign based on? Causing panic,” Lichtman said. “‘Elect Joe Biden and your streets are going to burn. The criminals will be attacking your houses. The suburbs will be abolished.’ This is a guy who’s worried about causing panic? Come on. How could you possibly believe that?”