Despite the president’s optimism, a leading epidemiologist claims “this is not where we want to be.” On Sunday night President Donald Trump estimated that the death toll for America due to the global novel coronavirus pandemic could reach 100,000, nearly twice...
The estimate would represent the equivalent of 9/11’s death toll occurring over and over again on a daily basis. In public, President Trump has pressured states to reopen their economies. Privately, however, his administration is now projecting a steady rise in the...
Trump showered praise upon himself more often than he did upon first responders and practiced self-congratulation more than he tried to convey empathy, unify the public, or acknowledge the coronavirus’s enormous death toll. Over the past seven weeks, the...