Trump’s presidency could be upended by a virus

This president will get serious about Covid-19 only if he should become a statistic. Until then, rest assured that all those stuck on cruise ships, quarantined on military bases, or under voluntary self-containment at home have nothing to worry about.

U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in this file photo, says Covid-19 is no big deal, a glorified flu warped out of all proportion by a doomsday media. That line has been embroidered on by every right-wing doofus with a talk show. Rush Limbaugh told his listeners 'it’s the common cold, folks,' designed by the way 'to bring Trump down.'Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

March 16, 2020

HALIFAX—What a porn star, a crooked lawyer, and galloping nepotism in the White House couldn’t do, just might be accomplished by something that can only be seen using two-dimensional transmission microscopy. Donald Trump’s presidency could be upended by a virus that is scaring the pants off a...

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