In warning of COVID-19 malign actors, Trump needs a mirror

By far the biggest and most dangerous source of disinformation around COVID-19 has been none other than U.S. President Donald Trump himself.

U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured addressing the press on April 7. Now that the U.S. has the dubious distinction of being the hardest-hit nation on earth, Trump blames the WHO for failing to warn the world about COVID-19 and he has threatened to cut off their funding, writes Scott Taylor.Photograph courtesy of the White House Flickr/Andrea Hanks

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

April 15, 2020

OTTAWA—During this COVID-19 crisis, we are repeatedly being warned to be on the lookout for Russian and Chinese disinformation. U.S. President Donald Trump warned that we “must not let malign actors exploit the [COVID-19] crisis for their own gain.” According to our security experts, the Chin...

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