Trump's brush with covid didn't cure him of his hubris

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

By Sid Scwhab / Herald columnist

“Give me liberty or give me death,” said Patrick Henry. Nathan Hale expressed willingness to die for a greater cause this way: “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”

In Trump’s White House, it’s “Hail Trumpus, we who are about to die salute you.” Risking death for a far lesser cause, a self-serving, vindictive narcissist, they could die for an image-above-all charade.

It’s home, roosting. Reality having penetrated the newly-reinforced White House wall, Trump and his morituri are attempting to do what sages know is impossible: polish a [rhymes with “bird”].

“I had to confront [the virus] so the American people stopped being afraid of it so we could deal with it responsibly,” said Trump. Right. Like calling to “liberate” states that were dealing with it responsibly. Like attacking their governors, mocking people, including his own staff and his election opponent, for wearing masks and distancing. If it’s helpful to project calm in during a crisis, it’s deadly to display behaviors that make it worse. And threaten national security.

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/schwab-trumps-brush-with-covid-didnt-cure-him-of-his-hubris/

[Midnight Writer]

1. I figured when he said he was a perfect physical specimen and quite young that his hubris was intact