| | | former U.S. President George W. Bush reminded Americans that they have been tested by crisis in the past, invoked the power of “empathy and simple kindness”, and closed by saying that “We rise or fall together. And we are determined to rise.”
President Donald Trump does not, cannot, speak a language of hope.
President Donald Trump does not, cannot, speak a language of hope. Trump goes to desperation (“ What do you have to lose?” Trump asked as he suggested Americans try unproven, possibly dangerous, coronavirus treatments), or wishing (in March, the president suggested warmer weather in April might simply make coronavirus “ go away”).
Trump’s failure to offer hope is a failure of leadership. Some Republicans and conservatives are pointing this out. For example, The Lincoln Project, a group of political strategists who have worked for prominent Republicans, including former presidents and presidential candidates, recently produced an ad called “ Mourning in America” that paints a grim picture of Trump’s failure to respond effectively to the pandemic. |
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