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"There are 3 painfully obvious observations about Trump’s leadership style that explain the worsening coronavirus pandemic...

1) Stubbornly committed to his initial impression,
"no matter how poorly thought-out, ill-informed, or inaccurate." Hubris...
foreignpolicy.com/2020/03/25/cor…
2) Trump’s judgments are "highly transmissible," infectious, then recycled...
The president surrounds himself with people who look, think, and act like he does. They echo him. If somebody does not consistently parrot him, they are fired...
3) Poor judgments soon contaminate all the policymaking arms of the federal government...
Even historically nonpartisan national security or intelligence leadership positions have been filled by people who are ideologically aligned with the White House.
No independent experts.
"Thus, an initial incorrect assumption or statement by Trump cascades into day-to-day policy implementation."

"But the way that they squandered the gifts of foresight and time should never be forgotten, nor should the reason they were squandered."
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