Donald Trump demonstrated anew this past week he can’t be relied on to give a straight account of the disease that has afflicted millions, now including him.
He heralded the arrival of a COVID-19 cure, which did not happen, and likened the coronavirus to the common flu even while knowing better.The week featured the only vice presidential debate of the 2020 campaign and an emphasis on policy lacking in the virulent Trump vs.
Joe Biden showdown of the week before. Trump says he’s no longer taking coronavirus treatment drugs, does not know test results Vice President Mike Pence twisted the science on climate change and defended a White House gathering that the government’s infectious disease chief branded a super-spreader event.