The New York Times analyzed every word President Trump has spoken at his White House briefings and other presidential remarks on the coronavirus — more than 260,000 words — from March 9 through mid-April.
Here are 6 things we learned. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
Here are 6 things we learned. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
First, President Trump's words — enough to fill a 700-page book — reveal a display of presidential hubris and self-pity unlike anything historians say they have seen before nyti.ms/2W44cC0
Second, by far the most recurring utterances from President Trump are self-congratulations — roughly 600 of them, often based on exaggerations and falsehoods, according to our analysis nyti.ms/2W44cC0 
Third, in President Trump's self-congratulatory comments — we found at least 130 examples — he's always the hero, even as the way he describes his role changes over time. He has been writing his own history of the coronavirus — one that's favorable to him. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
Fourth, President Trump blamed others for inadequacies in the state and federal coronavirus response more than 110 times.
His targets shifted over time — from the Obama administration to China to the WHO — as he's struggled to focus attention elsewhere. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
His targets shifted over time — from the Obama administration to China to the WHO — as he's struggled to focus attention elsewhere. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
Fifth, President Trump's attempts to display empathy or appeal to national unity — about 160 instances — amount to only a quarter of the number of times he complimented himself or a top member of his team nyti.ms/2W44cC0
And sixth: President Trump has mentioned the growing number of Americans affected by the coronavirus — nearly 50,000 dead as of April 26, hundreds of thousands of others sick — only fleetingly.
See our full analysis here. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
See our full analysis here. nyti.ms/2W44cC0
