Donald Trump failed to provide national leadership for our country during the coronavirus pandemic, making it harder for state and local leaders to act. The CDC began issuing warnings about the novel coronavirus, and measures leaders of each nation should take, in January. Unfortunately, Trump waited to declare a national disaster until mid-March. Other countries, with leadership that was not late or slow, are enjoying lower rates of infection and mortality. Instead, Trump has incited a mob mentality that pressures businesses and organizations to put their employees at risk. Trump has politicized wearing masks instead of embracing them as effective support for better public health.

“I think that at some point that’s going to sort of just disappear, I hope.” – Donald Trump