Trump's coronavirus response puts his authoritarian instincts on full view

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The United States has top-notch public health professionals who are trying to maintain their commitment to openness and truth as they fight the spread of covid-19. At the top of their government, however, is a president who seems to have learned everything he knows about crisis management from authoritarian leaders.

The parallels are inescapable. Trump’s authoritarian instincts were on full display in his latest White House event on the coronavirus. When he speaks, he seeks not to inform but to manipulate. He obfuscates, deflects and blames those who are revealing unpleasant truths.

Trump foments conspiracy theories about the virus, dismissing news about it as a “new hoax” targeting him. The perpetrators: the Democrats, whom he accuses of “politicizing” the spread of the illness.

In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani blames the country’s growing epidemic on “enemy plots.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinions-trump-s-coronavirus-response-puts-his-authoritarian-instincts-on-full-view/ar-BB10KoIW?ocid=msn360

[Kid Berwyn]

1. Surprised more people haven't noticed.

Trump is a NAZI gangster, although his constant self-promotion creates an impression of a criminally unstable moron.

[ChazInAz]

3. My first impression of him, years ago.

He reminded me of Berthold Brecht's "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui".

[Kid Berwyn]

4. The Perfect Cauliflower Racket

Thank you for sharing, ChazInAz! I’m looking forward to a good read tonight.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I hope he and his cult are all locked into their rally space for a while

and then they can decide how serious this is. I dare Mr. Germophobe to board a possibly infected cruise ship for more than an hour. Karma, where are you?