In the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, people around the world are turning to their leaders for comfort and a sense of direction.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken to his citizenry often — even taking time to write a response to an eight-year-old boy’s letter — and multiple European leaders have worked hard to assuage people’s concerns.
On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted a press conference for Americans and was expected to outline the country’s positioning in terms of COVID-19 testing, mask and ventilator availability and other matters.
Instead, the press conference was messy, with garbled answers and often incoherent, conflicting statements from the president, who was seemingly optimistic about the