Trump is repeating his disastrous strategy from the early weeks of the US outbreak, when he acted as if coronavirus was a political and PR problem rather than a public health crisis demanding smart and forceful action, FridaGhitis writes for CNNOpinion
Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to the Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. Follow her on Twitter @fridaghitis. The opinions expressed in this commentary are those of the author. Read more opinion on CNN.
"Our death totals, our numbers, per million people, are really very, very strong," President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday, despite the fact that the US ranks far worse than most countries in deaths-per-million people from Covid-19, according to Worldometers."We're very proud of the job we've done," Trump gushed.
Frida Ghitis"Strong" is not the word that comes to mind looking at the country with the world's highest number of Covid-19 deaths -- a number that keeps growing with every passing hour. More than 2,000 people are dying of the disease each day in the US; that's more than 80 every hour, more than one every minute. And yet, Trump has already spoken about the pandemic in the past tense and, not surprisingly, showered himself with praise.
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