Donald Trump’s COVID Comeuppance
Refusing to act decisively on COVID-19 – using all the resources at the disposal of the federal government – was very risky for US President Donald Trump. But Trump likes this kind of risk, because he believes – based on long experience – that he can shift all losses onto others.
WASHINGTON, DC – The US COVID-19 crisis fits the pattern of President Donald Trump’s career with its serial bankruptcies. Trump has badly mishandled the crisis, but while the United States will be living with the adverse consequences for many years, Trump will walk away – perhaps as soon as this week – blaming everyone but himself.