Donald Trump in American Crisis


On Civil Rights: OpEd: incapable of seeing Floyd murder as un-American

Trump was incapable for seeing the Floyd murder for what it was: un-American. America doesn't knock someone to the ground and then step on the person. Americans don't gang up on a person then kick a man when he's down. Seeing four uniformed officers holding down and suffocating a man to death stunned Americans. But Trump missed it. The great irony is that Trump was obsessed with winning his own election, but he was also blinded by his obsession. The George Floyd murder, like the COVID crisis, was a moment Trump could have stepped up to lead this nation and actually help his reelection.
Source: American Crisis, by Andrew Cuomo, p.327 Oct 13, 2020

On Health Care: OpEd: Trump believed COVID was just public relations matter

Given the consistent irrationality of the Trump administration, why would anyone think this federal government would act responsibly or competently? I had deep philosophical differences with Trump before COVID began. I believed he was a salesman who adopted hyper-conservative positions to win as a Republican. I knew Trump from earlier days in New York and was aware of his lifestyle. He was anything but hyper-conservative. Trump had no government experience when he took office, and he was rarely involved in substantive policy once he did. Most qualified officials in the Trump administration came and left before their dinner got cold. Trump, from all evidence, believed the pandemic was just another public relations matter.
Source: American Crisis, by Andrew Cuomo, p.8-9 Oct 13, 2020

The above quotations are from American Crisis
Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Andrew Cuomo .
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Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
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