1/10
Trump, the reality TV president, has a penchant for dramatics & catchy slogans like "You're fired" & "Lock her up." He bestows demeaning nicknames on political rivals & defaults to theatrics, like prime-time specials to name Supreme Court justices.
Trump, the reality TV president, has a penchant for dramatics & catchy slogans like "You're fired" & "Lock her up." He bestows demeaning nicknames on political rivals & defaults to theatrics, like prime-time specials to name Supreme Court justices.
2/10
For a while, Trump’s antics were easy for some Americans to discount because the economy continued to improve. But ignoring Trump's theatrics didn't prevent the damage they did along the way, which is evident now that America ISN'T doing so great.
For a while, Trump’s antics were easy for some Americans to discount because the economy continued to improve. But ignoring Trump's theatrics didn't prevent the damage they did along the way, which is evident now that America ISN'T doing so great.
3/10
In a bid to continue playing to the lowest common denominators, Trump has created a reality in which a deadly pandemic—one that killed more Americans yesterday than on any previous day—is something to laugh & make xenophobic jokes about.
In a bid to continue playing to the lowest common denominators, Trump has created a reality in which a deadly pandemic—one that killed more Americans yesterday than on any previous day—is something to laugh & make xenophobic jokes about.
4/10
Trump ridicules simple concepts that would keep us all safer. He refuses to wear a mask, he offers snake oil treatments that have the potential to do more harm than good & his denials of science have caused many Americans to doubt medical professionals.
Trump ridicules simple concepts that would keep us all safer. He refuses to wear a mask, he offers snake oil treatments that have the potential to do more harm than good & his denials of science have caused many Americans to doubt medical professionals.
5/10
Though only 0.0062 percent of the one MILLION people Trump boasted tried to get tickets to his Tulsa rally showed up, he insisted on that spectacle to demonstrate that the threat of the virus had passed. Tulsa Coronavirus cases are now spiking
Though only 0.0062 percent of the one MILLION people Trump boasted tried to get tickets to his Tulsa rally showed up, he insisted on that spectacle to demonstrate that the threat of the virus had passed. Tulsa Coronavirus cases are now spiking
6/10
What’s different now is that the deadly reality we are facing can’t be set aside by nonsense talking points. This pandemic is far from over & could be worsening. People are dying & cases are surging in the VERY places where Trump HAS real influence but chooses not to use it.
What’s different now is that the deadly reality we are facing can’t be set aside by nonsense talking points. This pandemic is far from over & could be worsening. People are dying & cases are surging in the VERY places where Trump HAS real influence but chooses not to use it.
7/10
The election is 129 days away. A little more than three months. And things are not looking good for Trump. People are restless & angry & desperate & Trump desperately wants to win a second term. But he can't govern. America is telling him that.
The election is 129 days away. A little more than three months. And things are not looking good for Trump. People are restless & angry & desperate & Trump desperately wants to win a second term. But he can't govern. America is telling him that.
8/10
Trump could have chosen to lead & listen to public health officials: shut things down early, increase testing. But he chose instead to deny and delay and deflect. 124,000 Americans are now dead.
Trump could have chosen to lead & listen to public health officials: shut things down early, increase testing. But he chose instead to deny and delay and deflect. 124,000 Americans are now dead.
9/10
Make America Great Again” is a joke given what Trump didn't do when he had a chance. “Keep America Great Again” is a slogan that America won't give Donald Trump a chance to prove that he CAN’T live up to.
Make America Great Again” is a joke given what Trump didn't do when he had a chance. “Keep America Great Again” is a slogan that America won't give Donald Trump a chance to prove that he CAN’T live up to.
10/10 Trump can no longer bluff his way out of this crisis. His own dramatic failures of leadership have upstaged his sales pitch for a second term.
