Dear John,
As coronavirus cases top one million, the death toll continues to climb, and states are left scrambling for protective gear and crucial resources, Trump is focused on only one thing: himself.
Yesterday, during Trump’s propaganda briefing, he said blue states must adjust their sanctuary city policies and fall in line with the administration’s anti-immigrant agenda if they have any hope of receiving economic aid.
Last month, our narcissist-in-chief ordered FEMA to circumvent their own process and send medical supplies only to states that are “appreciative”.
Michigan and Colorado have received fractions of what they need while Oklahoma and Kentucky have gotten more than what they asked for. Colorado and Massachusetts have confirmed shipments only to have them held back by FEMA.
Ron DeSantis, the Trump-aligned governor of Florida, refused to order a shelter-in-place mandate for weeks, but then received 100% of requested supplies within 3 days. New York now has more cases than any other single country, but Trump barely lifted a finger for his hometown because Governor Andrew Cuomo was “complaining” about the catastrophic lack of ventilators in the city.
Just three and a half months ago, Trump was impeached on charges of abuse of power.
Telling governors that they need to “be appreciative” or end sanctuary cities in order to receive life-saving aid for their constituents is the same kind of quid pro quo that Trump tried to extort from Ukraine.
Our latest video explores how even in a global pandemic, abusing power for personal gain is Donald Trump’s M.O.
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It doesn’t matter that this is a national emergency. The chain of command runs straight through Trump’s ego.
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Trump called his impeachment a “hoax”.
He initially called the coronavirus a “hoax”.
But the real hoax is his commitment to America.
In reality he will do anything – anything – to hold on to power.
To Donald Trump, the coronavirus crisis is just another opportunity.
Thanks for watching,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action
P.S. In case you missed it, I sat down with the honorable Stacey Abrams yesterday to discuss the vice presidency, Brian Kemp's reckless decision to reopen the Georgia economy, why vote-by-mail funding needs to be included in the next COVID relief package, and more. You can watch our discussion here.
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