He also claimed the coronavirus test was available to all who needed it, but anyone who has tried to be tested knows that's untrue. As of now, no more than several thousand people can be tested per day.
Trump is facing crises that elude his capacities to con. He can't bully the coronavirus. He can't intimidate or threaten it into submission. He can't convince it to go away or make a deal with it. Nor can he order the stock and bond markets to do better.
The coronavirus is in plain sight. Hospitals and clinics are overwhelmed. As of Saturday afternoon, authorities had reported 400 confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States, and 19 people have died.
Politics and economics are complex, but in times of crisis they follow simple rules. Older people want safety. Younger people want change. Everyone wants leaders they can trust.
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