Trump is now claiming that the constitution, that he says he reveres, gives him the authority to order states to reopen. Well, no, it doesn't. Besides that pretty obvious fact (has the CIC even read the constitution--can he even read?), listening to Trump for any rational person is a futile exercise in trying to emulate the young girl in The Exorcist. Can you make your head spin 360 degrees?
"I don't take any responsibility." "States can do their own testing. States are supposed to be doing
testing. ... We're the federal government. We're not supposed to stand
on street corners doing testing." Or, the government is not your savior.
"The government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of
items and then shipping. You know, we're not a shipping clerk." These are all real quotes from Trump during this disaster.
Trump has always had a pretty cushy job. He was the son who didn't die and so inherited the business. He certainly wasn't beloved by his parents who sent him to a military academy because he had threatened someone with a knife. Not exactly the behavior his aspiring father wanted from any of his children but at least they got rid of him during his high school years. Not to one of the more highly regarded academic prep schools like Phillips Exeter or St. Paul's but to a mediocre military academy, probably from an ad in the back of the NYT Sunday magazine. They wanted him gone and they wanted him disciplined. He ended up at Fordham where he was a day student so his parents got him back. They should have asked him if he had learned anything at all.
But now Trump declares that he has the power to tell all the states to go back to their regular business. He definitely does not have that power. He did have the power to make this virus less of a problem, he did have the power to make our emergency systems work better, he did have the power to help states when they needed help but he did not use any of those powers. He absolutely does not have the power to override any state's governor's decision to open or close. Even Trump's hound dog Supreme Court cannot find that power in the constitution.
How did Trump spend Easter Sunday? Well he didn't go to church although there are several churches that support him that would have welcomed his presence. He didn't show any penitence or remorse for his own actions, he didn't even mourn for the Americans who have died because he delayed effective response. Instead he made fun of Chris Wallace of Fox News, he mocked Chuck Todd of Meet the Press, he retweeted a conservative supporter who demanded Fauci's firing--but nowhere did he mourn, regret, offer prayers, offer condolence. Typical Easter Sunday for Trump.
If you still support Trump, you need to consider why you do so.
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