The president will "never spearhead mass testing" for coronavirus, Ben-Ghiat said, because Trump "does not want accurate case numbers to be reported — more cases equals more disaffection with his handling of the crisis and could jeopardize the only thing he cares about: his re-election."Members of Congress and former US officials have also accused the president of mimicking authoritarians in his approach to the pandemic and attacks on political rivals.
After Trump on Thursday suggested that former President Barack Obama should be called to testify before the Senate over an unspecified "crime," Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia tweeted, "The point of these unhinged ravings is Trump again imitating his favorite dictators by seeking prosecution of his political opponents."
"Trump can't even explain what crime he imagines was committed, and his DOJ wrote that former presidents are 'immune from compelled testimony,'" Beyer added. Ben-Ghiat portrayed Trump's suggestion that Obama testify as "terrifying and straight out of the authoritarian playbook" and another attempt to deflect from his disastrous response to coronavirus
"Look for this theme to surge as deaths mount in the USA — anything to distract from his deliberate negligence in the face of mass death," she said. should The US is currently the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with the most reported cases of the virus and confirmed fatalities in the world. As of Thursday, there were over 1.
Another stupid analogy from BI. Trump blames China for the virus because... checks notes... it came from China!
Hahaha, Trump is taking the same authoritarian tactics as China? .... Ohhh the media. Hahaha. First, China is responsible for the Wuhan Virus. Second, the Democrats are the ones with the same ideology that china. Remember Obama? Or Ca, NY, or MI.... The media is a joke hahaha
💯 % correct...
this headline is fucking crazy!
Agree!
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This piece is ' aggressive & odious.'
Uighyrs, Hong Kong, Dr. Wenliang, the list goes on. Get some perspective. Then delete your article.
He's blaming China because the virus CAME from China as a direct result of their incompetence or worse maliciousness. They ignored warnings from there own doctors and failed to warn the rest of the world for months.
Well said Now, the MSM media is getting somewhere Both share the same tunnel vision
How is the solution relative to blame?
So?
How does CCP semen taste?
Fake news garbage
You obviously being paid by China business insider ?
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