POLITICS
The Blood-Stained Legacy of Donald Trump
One thing that is certain about Donald Trump is that for better or worse, his legacy will be cemented into American history and forever etched into the minds of those of us who are alive to witness it unfold.
Even when viewing things in the best possible light, it is undeniable that Trump’s turn at the helm of state was marred by turmoil, strife, incompetence and pure chaos.
For example, in what would have been the defining moment of his presidency, Trump withheld vital information he received from Chinese leader Xi Jinping, about the nature and severity of COVID-19.
“It goes through air, Bob. That’s always tougher than the touch. You know, the touch — you don’t have to touch things, right? But the air — you just breathe the air. That’s how it’s passed. And so that’s a very tricky one. That’s a very delicate one. It’s also more deadly than your — you know, your — even your strenuous flus.” — Donald Trump to journalist Bob Woodward.
While his task force operated in the dark, advising the nation using misleading data provided to the World Health Organization by China, Trump had direct knowledge that could have changed the course of the pandemic. Had experts been told about the airborne nature of the virus at that time, they could have easily adjusted…
