Trump’s strategy for fighting the spread of the corona virus is non-existent. Once again, he is uninformed about the extent of the threat. This fact is directly attributable to the fact the he refuses to read. Among the documents he should read is the Presidents Daily Brief. In this document, whose title states its contents exactly, is information he needs to know to perform his duties.

As I sit here writing this Trump and his circle of sinners have taken two steps to address the possible pandemic; ignore it, hoping it will go away, and place Mike Pence in charge of the process; the same Mike Pence who failed to adequately address the growth of HIV in Indiana.

Talk is cheap, and Trump is as cheap as they come. His only interest in the crisis is how it affects the stock market. He constantly places the future of his illegitimate presidency on the Dow’s rise or fall.

After Trump’s failure was revealed, he attempted to apply his overused and pitiful strategy; attack his accusers.

“The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus. They’re politicizing it,” he said. “They don’t have any clue. They can’t even count their votes in Iowa. No, they can’t. They can’t count their votes. One of my people came up to me and said, ‘Mr. President, they tried to beat you on Russia, Russia, Russia.’ That did not work out too well. They could not do it. They tried the impeachment hoax.”

Then Trump called the coronavirus “their new hoax.”

As usual, let me offer the truth. Trump’s stooge, William Barr, censored multiple pages of Robert Mueller’s report. The American people will never be allowed to learn the whole truth. Every time your dysfunctional government wants to hide the truth from the American people, they use the same old lie: “a matter of national security.” However, what we do know is that there is a preponderance of circumstantial evidence that Trump colluded with Putin during the 2016 election and continues to do so at this very moment.

I love quotes and ‘old adages.’ Here is one which fits the situation perfectly. “If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck.” Throughout the 2016 campaign multiple members of the Trump Klan and his campaign staff met with Russian agents who were later accused in federal court of attempting to interfere in our election. White House staff has confirmed that Trump frequently speaks with Putin and Mohammad bin Salman today.

As for impeachment, Trump appears to have severe dementia. He was impeached. The evidence was overwhelming. If Republicans other than Mitt Romney had the courage to do the right thing for their country, your criminal-in-chief would not be defiling the White House today. Never forget that Moscow Mitch and his hypocritical party refused to allow witnesses. Trump obstructed justice by refusing to allow witnesses throughout the impeachment process. The trial was a sham; Trump is guilty of multiple counts of abusing his powers with obstruction of justice.

The fact that he will forever be known as the third president out of 45 to be impeached is eating him and damaging his fragile ego.

The final fact which applies to this story is that Trump has failed to take the coronavirus threat seriously. There is no one on his staff with sufficient experience to create a plan to save American lives. Prior to the growth of the outbreak, Trump fired every employee of the CDC charged with planning the prevention of a pandemic.

‘Incompetent’ doesn’t begin to define Trump’s lack of knowledge or abilities as our nation’s illegitimate president. He must stop blaming Democrats for his huge failures and enormous mistakes. To Trump I say: “learn how to be a man.”

“The Truth Lives Here”

Op-ed by James Turnage

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