Monday afternoon — before returning (prematurely) to the White House (which, astoundingly, he entered without a mask on) after spending the weekend at the hospital getting pumped full of pretty much every known treatment (proven and experimental alike) for the coronavirus — Donald Trump tweeted this:

“Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life.”

• Tell that to the more than 210,000 Americans who have died — so far — from the disease.

• Tell that to the families and friends of those we’ve lost.

• Tell that to the 7.5 million (and counting) Americans who have contracted the coronavirus (that we know of) — which is still essentially out of control in our country.

• Tell that to the countless small business owners who have seen their blood, sweat, and tears squandered.

• Tell that to the tens of millions who are out of work and experiencing financial uncertainty or outright ruin.

How could a person be so lacking in compassion, so indifferent to the preventable suffering consuming the land he governs, so devoid of decency?

Though it provides no consolation whatsoever, the irony is that Donald Trump is the one who has allowed fear to dominate his life and his catastrophic response to the pandemic.

Trump is afraid of truth.

Trump is afraid of doing any real work.

Trump is afraid to admit mistakes.

Trump is afraid he’ll be exposed as a fraud.

Trump is afraid of the Tax Man.

Trump is afraid of losing.

Trump is afraid he’ll be held accountable for a lifetime of immoral and illegal conduct.

Trump is afraid to be seen as the weak, insecure, and cowardly man that he is.

Tell Donald Trump:

Take your own advice, Mr. President. Don’t be afraid to get out of the way so that public health experts can finally do what you should have done eight months ago — to get the coronavirus under control, to save American lives, and to give our nation a chance to recover.

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- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen

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