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Don’t kid yourselves Democrats, we are at war
Let’s not rescue Republicans from the crisis they created
To give Trump credit for one thing, he has managed to fully politicize the coronavirus crisis.
Signs of the Republican full-court press to stop any bad news from getting out and protect Trump’s political interests are everywhere. Trump overruled his own Vice President, Mike Pence, when he ordered a cruise ship with sick Americans on board to stay at sea. This despite the fact that the experience in Japan showed such an approach is the worst thing you can do under the circumstances.
Then there’s Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz, one of Trump’s biggest lackeys, wearing a gas mask on the floor of the House to ridicule attempts to address the coronavirus. And Rush Limbaugh falsely claiming that the coronavirus is nothing more than a common cold. Or Trump calling the deadly virus a “hoax” and muzzling government experts on infectious disease from talking.
The strategy seems to be working with his base. According to a recent poll, Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to have concerns about coronavirus. Apparently, in their view, the virus only infects liberals.
I hate to break it to them, but viruses don’t respect party affiliation. In fact, those most at risk from…
