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Trump's coronavirus response provides a big opening for Democrats to make the case that his megalomania poses a serious threat to the country. In this telling, Trump's towering character flaws actually threaten severe real-world consequences. New piece:
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Trump's constant claim that everything on his watch is stupendously wonderful is a deeply ingrained pathology. We see it on multiple fronts.

It's not "politicizing" coronavirus to point this out. The country *deserves* a real debate about this pathology.

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A note on Donnie Jr's depraved claim that Democrats want "millions" to die of coronavirus to hurt Trump.

Junior actually revealed his instinct towards seeing the prospect of US deaths mainly through the prism of how they would impact his dad politically.

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Greg Sargent
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It's galling enough that Trump keeps lying about coronavirus. But it's now falling on Dems to inform the public by correcting his lies. Worse, Trump keeps telling Americans not to believe what Dems are telling them, compounding the gaslighting. New piece:
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Also infuriating:

Trump keeps whining that Dem criticism on coronavirus is only about hurting *him.* But Trump and Rs are set to *accept* the larger funding package Dems insisted on. This confirms the Dem criticism is *working in the public interest.*

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Maddening:

By claiming a "hunch" that death rates are lower than official stats say, Trump is making it harder for *his own health officials* to manage the response.

Dems are trying to get facts out, but Trump is telling Americans not to believe them!

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Greg Sargent
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Trump is now spreading rank conspiracy theories in the face of coronavirus. This isn't just Trump "flooding the zone with chaos." It's much more pernicious. Trump is trying to dodge accountability for his own response to a public emergency. New piece:
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Trump's new conspiracy theory is that Dems/media are weaponizing coronavirus against him.

This needs to be seen as part of a broader effort to render the opposition and mediating institutions illegitimate.

It's really about dodging accountability:

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Trump's argument is basically:

"Everything is absolutely fine, and anyone who says otherwise is just out to get me."

Here's what makes this worse: Fox News and pro-Trump media outlets are aggressively feeding this pathology:

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Greg Sargent
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In the face of a threat like coronavirus, we count on public officials for neutral, unpoliticized information. But Trump has corrupted everything with his use of government to validate lies and his nonstop war on neutrality. That's combustible. New piece:
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Let's try to appreciate how deeply insane this is.

There is a big public health threat looming. But Trump is raging over the *market reaction* to it. And he's persuaded himself that warnings about this public threat from *his own officials* are to blame:

washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/…
Even worse, Trump is claiming the media is *deliberately* hyping coronavirus to panic the markets.

The problem here isn't just Trump's paranoia. It's that he's trying to eradicate neutrality itself. And he's corrupting everything in sight to do so:

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