Open letter to President Trump

What a shame to let such an opportunity slip through your fingers. You were handed a crisis on a platter, a chance to show the world just how great America could be and how you really could lead. Instead, deaths now exceed 3,000 per day, no one has the materials they need, and your administration is floundering.

It’s as if you had been president at the time of Pearl Harbor and said, “Shame on the Japanese. This is all their fault, but we have it under control, only a few thousand dead. No problem, we are doing a great job, and we’ll be all set in a couple of weeks.”

You appointed a task force run by the best posterior adulator to deal with the virus. Then you became obsessed with concern about the task force leaders taking all the limelight so you focused on the battle between you and the press. Why you would waste your time (and the country’s) by indulging in such childish antics is puzzling unless it reveals how flustered and ignorant you are as to what to do.

Instead of listening to the experts, adopting their advice, and reaping the glory of a job well-done. You fired, shamed, or ignored those who showed any concern. That demoralized those who could have saved you. All the while you preached what a glorious job you were doing, even as the death toll has sky-rocketed.

Blaming governors, other countries, and international organizations, became the order of the day revealing you have no idea what to do. Did you seek advice from countries that had been successful in coping with the virus? No. Have you shown any empathy for the victims, or concern for those who lost their jobs? No. Do you or your subordinates wear masks? No, even though setting an example is key to leadership. Have you shown any evidence of sympathy for the many who are suffering extraordinary deprivation? No. All we hear is constant narcissistic reiteration of what a perfect you have been doing. No attempt to bring the country together, no words of concern, only a daily personal pat on the back, a complete lack of leadership

Your administration will be judged by your own words. Make America Great Again? Keep America Great? Those slogans will become one of history’s greatest jokes. Instead, you will be remembered as the greatest failure and most ridiculous figure this country has ever experienced, assuming we survive this.