Trump’s Covid diagnosis exposes the wreckage of his pandemic politics
The president and first lady said they had tested positive for Covid-19, and the White House suddenly looked like the epicenter of a much broader outbreak. The news landed after months of Trump dismissing the virus, flouting precautions, and treating public-health advice as a political prop. Now the campaign and the presidency were forced into quarantine mode, with the most powerful office in the country looking startlingly vulnerable and disorganized.
First recorded Oct 2, 2020·Meaningfully updated Oct 2, 2020
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Trump’s Covid diagnosis exposes the wreckage of his pandemic politics
The president and first lady said they had tested positive for Covid-19, and the White House suddenly looked like the epicenter of a much broader outbreak. The news landed after months of Trump dismissing the virus, flouting precautions, and treating public-health advice as a political prop. Now the campaign and the presidency were forced into quarantine mode, with the most powerful office in the country looking startlingly vulnerable and disorganized.
The president and first lady said they had tested positive for Covid-19, and the White House suddenly looked like the epicenter of a much broader outbreak. The news landed after months of Trump dismissing the virus, flouting precautions, and treating public-health advice as a political prop. Now the campaign and the presidency were forced into quarantine mode, with the most powerful office in the country looking sta…
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