Opinion: The wee-hours shockwave of Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis has exposed the fragility of his bravado, writes Michael Kruse
. “Going forward,” the niece of Donald Trump wrote of Fred Trump, “he refused to acknowledge or feel loss.” The family, in her recollection, never discussed Fred Trump’s father, or his death, or its cause. It was the lesson above all others that Fred Trump passed on to his children—foremost to his middle son, his preeminent heir, the boy who would become the 45th president of the United States.
A president who far more often than not has tried to ignore or downplay or wish away the most devastating global outbreak of illness since the one that ended the life of his grandfather. Who mostly has refused to so much as wear a mask as the spread of sickness has wreaked havoc. Who mocked his opponent during Tuesday’s debate for his face-covering diligence. Whose every word and gesture communicates his priorities to the nation he leads.
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