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highplainsdem

(48,718 posts)
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 10:47 PM Oct 2020

LA Times Editorial Board Blames 'Reckless' Trump for His Own Coronavirus Diagnosis

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/la-times-editorial-board-blames-125949685.html


time most Americans woke up to the overnight news of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis Friday, the Los Angeles Times editorial board had already published its opinion — and it was scathing. The Friday morning editorial called Trump “reckless” and placed the blame for his coronavirus diagnosis — which came at the same time as First Lady Melania Trump’s — squarely on him.

“No matter how you feel about Trump’s performance as president — and we feel pretty strongly that it has been a disaster — this is another crisis for a nation reeling from a year that almost seems apocalyptic: Trump’s impeachment, COVID-19, a popular outcry over racial injustice, the deaths of John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, catastrophic wildfires,” the editorial said. “And now this: A reckless president whose irresponsibility has endangered not only himself and his family but the stability of the country by throwing the executive branch into chaos. Another crisis, this one fully of Trump’s own making.”

The editorial went on to say that Trump is at a higher risk because of his age and weight, then said the diagnosis was “inevitable.”

“Considering the lack of regard Trump and his aides have shown for the simple infection-control measures of social distancing and face masks, there’s no telling how many other people working in critical White House roles may have been infected,” the piece said, referencing an indoor rally that went ahead as scheduled on Thursday night even after aide Hope Hicks tested positive.

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LA Times Editorial Board Blames 'Reckless' Trump for His Own Coronavirus Diagnosis (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2020 OP
"Trump couldn't have been more reckless than if he went to Sturgess and licked the doorknob." SunSeeker Oct 2020 #1
Rec'd. And they would be correct. nt babylonsister Oct 2020 #2
Trump's coronavirus infection is the result of his deadly, foolish recklessness dalton99a Oct 2020 #3

SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
1. "Trump couldn't have been more reckless than if he went to Sturgess and licked the doorknob."
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 10:53 PM
Oct 2020

My favorite Steve Schmidt line from today!

dalton99a

(81,065 posts)
3. Trump's coronavirus infection is the result of his deadly, foolish recklessness
Fri Oct 2, 2020, 10:58 PM
Oct 2020


https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-02/editorial-trump-coronavirus-infection

Editorial: Trump’s coronavirus infection is the result of his deadly, foolish recklessness
By The Times Editorial Board
Oct. 2, 2020

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That Trump went ahead with an indoor fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club the day after Hicks tested positive, coming into contact with as many as 100 people, shows the depth of his disregard for the welfare of others.

In a way, this outcome was inevitable. From the start, Trump has downplayed the severity of the coronavirus, dismissing it as no more than the flu even when he knew full well that it was a serious threat. While other nations were launching serious and sustained testing and tracing responses to keep the spread of the virus in check, Trump dithered.

Worse still, the president politicized the pandemic, contradicting and sidelining his own health officials when they said things he didn’t want to hear. He undermined the federal agencies charged with fighting infectious diseases, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and urged governors to lift restrictions and reopen schools before state and local authorities deemed it safe. He packed unmasked supporters into rallies and shared so much bad information, pushing untested and questionable treatments, that a Cornell University study released Thursday pointed to Trump as the single largest driver of coronavirus misinformation. There’s no telling how many people have gotten sick or even died because of the president’s irresponsible actions. (After Trump bizarrely suggested that ingesting bleach might help, poison control centers reported a spike in calls.)

Apparently, Trump managed to even convince himself that the coronavirus was no big deal — rarely wearing a face mask in public and shamefully mocking those who do. During the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Trump derided Biden for wearing “the biggest mask I’ve ever seen” and hinting that it made him look like a scared old man. Heedless and, in retrospect, ironic.

Of course, we hope that the president and the first lady recover swiftly and fully — just as we hope the same for anyone unfortunate enough to be infected by a potentially deadly virus for which there is no cure or effective treatment. The odds are in his favor that they will, and not just because they will receive better healthcare than is available to most Americans. Most of those who are sickened with COVID-19 do recover, though it can take weeks for severe cases and though many people experience continuing ill effects.
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