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March 31, 2020 at 4:05 am

(CNN) In a crisis, all is revealed.After a life time dedicated to preventing responsibility and responsibility– for his lies, his deceptions, his hype, and his ruthlessness– President Donald Trump has met his match in the pandemic of 2020. His bluff and bluster are powerless as thousands of Americans pass away and the blame falls, in part, on his failure to observe the warnings and carry out a robust nationwide response. This occurred even though a pandemic playbook had actually been left by the Obama administration. Early in the crisis, Trump said “We have it completely under control. It'' s one person coming from China. It ' s going to be just great.” Weeks were squandered and now the price of this mess will likely be a loss of life far greater than 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina.Michael D'' AntonioMichael D'' AntonioOn one level, Trump'' s failure can be traced to his original lie: the incorrect image he sold to the American people in order to hide his drawbacks. Never ever a skilled supervisor of complex companies– witness his many bankruptcies– Trump increased to fame pitching the impression that he was a great business owner. As he sought the presidency he utilized counterattacks, lies, and experienced denials to prevent answering for his record and gain the White House.As somebody who has actually studied Trump for several years, I thought it was inevitable that he would ultimately reach a moment of numeration as president. I couldn'' t have envisioned that it would include the disastrous repercussions now facing the nation as Covid-19 overwhelms healthcare systems and brings the economy to a dead stop. Trump'' s extensive individual drawbacks– deficiencies of his heart and mind– helped bring us to this moment.The initially of Trump'' s weaknesses? His lack of psychological intelligence and compassion, which triggers him to struggle to connect to human suffering. The developer who made tenants miserable so they would leave enabling him to develop high-end condominiums, ended up being the president who minimized cyclone deaths in Puerto Rico, and now hardly mentions those stricken and eliminated by the coronavirus. Rather, he consumes over TV scores and the economy as if his image in the media and the ups and downs of Wall Street indices matter more than life itself.The second of Trump'' s shortages is a practice of mind that discount rates competence and raises practical opinions supported by cherry-picked sources of misinformation. Business person Trump showed this willful lack of knowledge when, for instance, he said the scientific connection between asbestos direct exposure and illness referred a conspiracy carried out by mobsters. Prospect Trump marked down the competence of experts leading the war on fear. And President Trump has claimed to have extensive knowledge on a vast variety of topics from forest management to drones.Trump administration sent out protective medical gear to China while he lessened the infection hazard to USTrump administration sent protective medical equipment to China while he reduced the virus risk to USTrump'' s conceit as a business owner and a candidate was obnoxious but not awfully harmful. In a president, it puts America'' s fate into the hands of a man who was incapable of discovering even from his own assistants. Faced with an opponent that is actually eliminating people he stayed true to form as he pressed an unproven coronavirus treatment that'' s still under clinical review. “What do we need to lose?” Trump asked musing that people might just get prescriptions for the drug. Without clear messaging there'' s plenty to lose. A man passed away and his wife was under vital care after the two attempted to self-medicate for the novel coronavirus with chloroquine phosphate– an additive used to tidy aquarium. The better half said she heard individuals on TV discussing the drug chloroquine.Ignorant as he can seem, the President seems to notice that this moment will develop his track record in perpetuity. He said as much last week when he observed that, “the history books will never forget” America'' s reaction to the coronavirus. What he did not point out, nevertheless, is that his action to the pandemic will be analyzed in minute detail– it is this possibility, the prospect of accountability, that towers above him now.Until this crisis, Trump had avoided responsibility with impressive consistency. Born into impressive wealth, he prevented responsibility by encouraging lenders that he was too big to stop working even after he ran companies into the ground. In politics, he deflected responsibility by blaming others, specifically the press and Democrats, for problems that took place on his watch. Recently, when asked about the awful federal failures on coronavirus screening, he said, candidly, “I don'' t take duty at all.” Historians will eventually write books detailing what journalists already know about the Trump administration'' s dereliction of task when the pandemic hit. America'' s Covid-19 death toll now passes 2,800 and the caseload surpasses 157,200 cases, But through much of the time that the number of cases was growing, the White Home used no coherent national reaction to the crisis. There have been sporadic moments when Trump has actually sounded like a leader efficient in managing this crisis– like during his instruction on Sunday, in which he announced that he was extending social distancing standards through the end of April. These minutes put on'' t last long before Trump back to pitting states versus each other and assaulting journalists who ask genuine concerns about his action to the pandemic.Trump finally leveled with the American individuals Trump lastly leveled with the American peopleNo federal agency is rallying health care workers to move to hot areas where they are required. Instead of assertively coordinating and dispersing crucial equipment, the administration is letting states, health centers, and federal firms complete versus each other. Trump even presumed as to implicate medical workers of hoarding supplies.Recently Trump introduced a little personal petulance to this dynamic, recommending that guvs who aren'' t adequately deferential should be ignored by the White Home. (He leavened this remark by keeping in mind that Vice President Mike Pence is not following his lead.) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whom Trump singled out for criticism, reported that orders produced devices had actually been canceled as suppliers preferred the feds over her state.The president'' s problems about not being appreciated remind us that he takes whatever personally which his personal qualities of heartlessness and intellectual dishonesty will hobble his action to our suffering. Acutely attuned to his own sensations, he'' s so numb to the pain of others that he prevents speaking about it. If he has actually shed a tear or allowed his voice to tremble with grief throughout this pandemic I have actually not observed him do it. He stays dedicated to marking down dependable clinical details that reveals things getting worse in favor of delighted talk. With health care employees recycling non reusable masks and utilizing garbage bags as protective dress, Trump thought about the federal effort to provide medical facilities and announced, “It'' s hard not to be delighted with the task we'' re doing.” Meanwhile, guvs throughout the country are showing what proficiency, compassion, and intelligence appear like. New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo, for one, has actually used his televised rundowns to offer accurate info and authentic human issue. He doesn'' t disregard the discomfort and sorrow however rather acknowledges it and shares his own. Everything about Cuomo'' s briefings, right to the concise slides flashed to accompany his words, reeks of proficiency. Where Trump repeats buzzwords and attempts to sell himself as all-powerful, Cuomo demonstrates that he comprehends the pandemic and can communicate the facts.Get our complimentary weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Viewpoint'' s brand-new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookAt the center of the country'' s and the world ' s pandemic, Cuomo has been reminding us that the worst of the crisis is just starting. The same is true for history'' s evaluation of President Trump. The coronavirus is unsusceptible to his control and spin. It is the specifying difficulty of his presidency and of his life. Compared to other presidential crises, like the 9/11 attacks or Cyclone Katrina, it has occurred slowly, with adequate caution, providing the president many chances to act and, we see now, fail.The accounting will continue. And like the pandemic, it will be devastating.

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March 31, 2020 at 4:05 am

(CNN) In a crisis, all is revealed.After a life time dedicated to preventing responsibility and responsibility– for his lies, his deceptions, his hype, and his ruthlessness– President Donald Trump has met his match in the pandemic of 2020. His bluff and bluster are powerless as thousands of Americans pass away and the blame falls, in part, on his failure to observe the warnings and carry out a robust nationwide response. This occurred even though a pandemic playbook had actually been left by the Obama administration. Early in the crisis, Trump said “We have it completely under control. It'' s one person coming from China. It ' s going to be just great.” Weeks were squandered and now the price of this mess will likely be a loss of life far greater than 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina.Michael D'' AntonioMichael D'' AntonioOn one level, Trump'' s failure can be traced to his original lie: the incorrect image he sold to the American people in order to hide his drawbacks. Never ever a skilled supervisor of complex companies– witness his many bankruptcies– Trump increased to fame pitching the impression that he was a great business owner. As he sought the presidency he utilized counterattacks, lies, and experienced denials to prevent answering for his record and gain the White House.As somebody who has actually studied Trump for several years, I thought it was inevitable that he would ultimately reach a moment of numeration as president. I couldn'' t have envisioned that it would include the disastrous repercussions now facing the nation as Covid-19 overwhelms healthcare systems and brings the economy to a dead stop. Trump'' s extensive individual drawbacks– deficiencies of his heart and mind– helped bring us to this moment.The initially of Trump'' s weaknesses? His lack of psychological intelligence and compassion, which triggers him to struggle to connect to human suffering. The developer who made tenants miserable so they would leave enabling him to develop high-end condominiums, ended up being the president who minimized cyclone deaths in Puerto Rico, and now hardly mentions those stricken and eliminated by the coronavirus. Rather, he consumes over TV scores and the economy as if his image in the media and the ups and downs of Wall Street indices matter more than life itself.The second of Trump'' s shortages is a practice of mind that discount rates competence and raises practical opinions supported by cherry-picked sources of misinformation. Business person Trump showed this willful lack of knowledge when, for instance, he said the scientific connection between asbestos direct exposure and illness referred a conspiracy carried out by mobsters. Prospect Trump marked down the competence of experts leading the war on fear. And President Trump has claimed to have extensive knowledge on a vast variety of topics from forest management to drones.Trump administration sent out protective medical gear to China while he lessened the infection hazard to USTrump administration sent protective medical equipment to China while he reduced the virus risk to USTrump'' s conceit as a business owner and a candidate was obnoxious but not awfully harmful. In a president, it puts America'' s fate into the hands of a man who was incapable of discovering even from his own assistants. Faced with an opponent that is actually eliminating people he stayed true to form as he pressed an unproven coronavirus treatment that'' s still under clinical review. “What do we need to lose?” Trump asked musing that people might just get prescriptions for the drug. Without clear messaging there'' s plenty to lose. A man passed away and his wife was under vital care after the two attempted to self-medicate for the novel coronavirus with chloroquine phosphate– an additive used to tidy aquarium. The better half said she heard individuals on TV discussing the drug chloroquine.Ignorant as he can seem, the President seems to notice that this moment will develop his track record in perpetuity. He said as much last week when he observed that, “the history books will never forget” America'' s reaction to the coronavirus. What he did not point out, nevertheless, is that his action to the pandemic will be analyzed in minute detail– it is this possibility, the prospect of accountability, that towers above him now.Until this crisis, Trump had avoided responsibility with impressive consistency. Born into impressive wealth, he prevented responsibility by encouraging lenders that he was too big to stop working even after he ran companies into the ground. In politics, he deflected responsibility by blaming others, specifically the press and Democrats, for problems that took place on his watch. Recently, when asked about the awful federal failures on coronavirus screening, he said, candidly, “I don'' t take duty at all.” Historians will eventually write books detailing what journalists already know about the Trump administration'' s dereliction of task when the pandemic hit. America'' s Covid-19 death toll now passes 2,800 and the caseload surpasses 157,200 cases, But through much of the time that the number of cases was growing, the White Home used no coherent national reaction to the crisis. There have been sporadic moments when Trump has actually sounded like a leader efficient in managing this crisis– like during his instruction on Sunday, in which he announced that he was extending social distancing standards through the end of April. These minutes put on'' t last long before Trump back to pitting states versus each other and assaulting journalists who ask genuine concerns about his action to the pandemic.Trump finally leveled with the American individuals Trump lastly leveled with the American peopleNo federal agency is rallying health care workers to move to hot areas where they are required. Instead of assertively coordinating and dispersing crucial equipment, the administration is letting states, health centers, and federal firms complete versus each other. Trump even presumed as to implicate medical workers of hoarding supplies.Recently Trump introduced a little personal petulance to this dynamic, recommending that guvs who aren'' t adequately deferential should be ignored by the White Home. (He leavened this remark by keeping in mind that Vice President Mike Pence is not following his lead.) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whom Trump singled out for criticism, reported that orders produced devices had actually been canceled as suppliers preferred the feds over her state.The president'' s problems about not being appreciated remind us that he takes whatever personally which his personal qualities of heartlessness and intellectual dishonesty will hobble his action to our suffering. Acutely attuned to his own sensations, he'' s so numb to the pain of others that he prevents speaking about it. If he has actually shed a tear or allowed his voice to tremble with grief throughout this pandemic I have actually not observed him do it. He stays dedicated to marking down dependable clinical details that reveals things getting worse in favor of delighted talk. With health care employees recycling non reusable masks and utilizing garbage bags as protective dress, Trump thought about the federal effort to provide medical facilities and announced, “It'' s hard not to be delighted with the task we'' re doing.” Meanwhile, guvs throughout the country are showing what proficiency, compassion, and intelligence appear like. New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo, for one, has actually used his televised rundowns to offer accurate info and authentic human issue. He doesn'' t disregard the discomfort and sorrow however rather acknowledges it and shares his own. Everything about Cuomo'' s briefings, right to the concise slides flashed to accompany his words, reeks of proficiency. Where Trump repeats buzzwords and attempts to sell himself as all-powerful, Cuomo demonstrates that he comprehends the pandemic and can communicate the facts.Get our complimentary weekly newsletterSign up for CNN Viewpoint'' s brand-new newsletter.Join us on Twitter and FacebookAt the center of the country'' s and the world ' s pandemic, Cuomo has been reminding us that the worst of the crisis is just starting. The same is true for history'' s evaluation of President Trump. The coronavirus is unsusceptible to his control and spin. It is the specifying difficulty of his presidency and of his life. Compared to other presidential crises, like the 9/11 attacks or Cyclone Katrina, it has occurred slowly, with adequate caution, providing the president many chances to act and, we see now, fail.The accounting will continue. And like the pandemic, it will be devastating.

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