"In addition to enhancing Trump’s leadership credibility, such an approach would have buoyed national morale and set us on a path to control the outbreak. But this president can’t choose comity even when it is blazingly obvious that nothing would better serve his own interests. He fights not because he’s anyone’s knight in shining armor; he fights because it’s the only mode he knows.

"Since the disease began spreading, Trump has failed to develop a plan of action. He has punted responsibility to governors, while claiming complete power for himself. He has lied and dithered and hawked quack cures. He has created confusion by forcing government agencies to waste time dealing with his callow son-in-law on a matter of urgent national concern. But above all, he searched for someone to punch.

"While the situation cried out for competent coordination and planning, for calm briefings with experts, he looked only for foils."

https://thebulwark.com/all-he-does-is-fight/

Well, here is another foil for him to punch ...

The Lancet

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Management by chaos.
The best defense is a strong offense.
Baffle 'em with ********.

By keeping things in constant turmoil he manages to steer the discussion away from anything of substance.

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Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
Well, here is another foil for him to punch ...

The Lancet

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Yup.