The central feature of Trump's presidency: False claims and disinformation
Will future presidents return to trying to tell the truth?
For weeks, as the coronavirus silently spread through the United States, President Trump belittled the threat and repeatedly praised China for transparency and the World Health Organization for its handling of the outbreak. But when the death toll mounted and the scope of the public health crisis became too difficult to ignore, Trump reversed course.
I always felt it was a pandemic long before it was called a pandemic, he declared then angrily blamed China for failing to contain the new virus and accused the WHO of helping a coverup. He later withdrew the United States from the WHO.
Likewise, when a distraught widower asked Twitter to remove Trumps tweets insinuating that the mans wife had been killed by MSNBC morning host Joe Scarborough, Trump ignored the plea and repeated the slander.
The presidents technique refined over half a century in public life is relentless and unforgiving: Never admit any error, constantly repeat falsehoods, and have no shame about your tactics.
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