On 13 March, President Trump promised a series of steps to combat the coronavirus pandemic. At this writing, a month later, those promises remain unkept. The pandemic rages ahead with little action by the federal government to oppose it. See the NPR report at https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled
| Of all of Trump’s failures, this is the worst. It is literally costing lives. According to the New York Times on 13 April: “Hundreds more Americans are likely to die of the virus again today. For that, the president bears substantial blame.” |
Tom Glenn, Writer 