Revelations 20.20 - Trump on Covid, the Military, and You

The revelations keep coming. A new one pops up before you have time to digest the last. Now we learn that Trump did understand the dangers of Covid-19 from the start, as early as February 3, but chose to deliberately mislead the American public, he claims, for fear of inducing a panic. Then he kept on misleading the public, doubling down on that strategy, even as the United States became the hotspot of the world. Covid deaths in our country are rapidly approaching 200,000—more civilians than the number of soldiers killed in all the wars America has fought since the end of World War Two combined. This means Trump mismanaged the crisis not out of stubborn ignorance but with intent. Worse, to me, is his disrespect for military service. I read a letter to the editor of our local paper yesterday, written by an 80 year old veteran who says he is neither a sucker nor a loser, and Trump is not fit to be commander in chief. I echo his words. Listen: if you are truly a patriot and you still like Trump, shame on you. If you think the reports on his distain for soldiers and service are fake news, dig deeper. Even Fox News reported Trump's flagrant disrespect before Fox apologists tried to walk it back. The sources for that report have been verified, even by Fox. As to Trump's intentional downplaying of the Covid crisis, the Woodward tapes are real and readily accessible. Check for yourself. Please. Access the article in Atlantic Magazine. And if, even then, you cannot bring yourself to vote against Trump, abstain. Do not vote for him. The man has no love of country, no love for you. You are his subject, not his constituent. Trump has investments in 144 companies that either deal with or outsource directly to 25 foreign countries, among them India, Indonesia, United Arab Emarates, China and Saudi Arabia. How extensive those holdings are we do not know, because he will not release his tax returns. He is itching to establish economic ties with Russia. He wants Trump Tower Moscow. Trump's signature ties are made in China. None of his daughter Ivanka's clothing line is made in the USA. None. 354 items are made in China. Trump explained, "It's very hard to have apparel made in this country." Our country. The United States. When Trump threatened to boycott Oreo cookies because he learned some production was moving in Mexico, he forgot to mention that at least two of his companies either outsource to or import from our neighbor down south. Trump has been playing the American people for suckers and losers all along. The truth is out there, on tape.