Trump’s Katrina, and Class War

Every day in the Trump administration is a demonstration of what happens when unbridled arrogance meets jawdropping incompetence (meets wanton corruption). But every so often an event comes along that REALLY brings into stark relief what a bad idea it is to turn your government over to a defiantly ignorant, pathologically narcissistic, D-list celebrity wannabe, serial sexual predator, and lifelong con artist.

A pandemic is one of them. Whoda thunk it?

THE CON MAN AND THE CRISIS

Let’s be clear about what’s going on.

The President of the United States, in an effort to guard his massive but fragile ego and protect his chances for re-election, is going around deliberately misrepresenting the extent and status of a major health threat the likes of which this country has not seen in a hundred years. He is spreading disinformation — lies, as they are sometimes known — that will make the pandemic worse, pouring figurative fuel on the fire, and in so doing possibly costing people their lives.

This is criminal malpractice by an (alleged) head of state.

At a time when the nation needs calm, serious, thoughtful leadership, this malignant buffoon is concerned only with his own personal gain, no matter who gets hurt. He is denying the facts, contradicting his own public health…