Donald Trump, The Gambler
Donald Trump is a well-known gambler. Almost all of the time, he gambles with other peoples’ money. Donald used bankruptcy laws six times to protect himself from catastrophic losses. Four of those bankruptcies involved casinos. I thought the rule was “the house always wins.â€
Now, Donald is gambling with our lives. Covid 19 has already killed more Americans than the entire 20 years of the Vietnam War. More than 70,000 Americans have lost their lives. That number is more than 17 times the deaths on 9/11.Â
Instead of providing leadership, Donald claims he is simply a “backup†for hospitals and states. Backup? Oh my, how things have changed. When Harry Truman left office he said, “The President–whoever he is–has to decide. He can’t pass the buck to anybody. No one else can do the deciding for him. That’s his job.â€
The job is being done in other democratically elected states. South Korea, for example, which had its first known case of Covid 19 the same day as the USA, now has almost no cases of the virus. Italy, France and Germany all have declining cases.
Cases in America continue to rise. What is the difference? Other countries have accepted a variety of measures that add to saving human life and health. They test a greater percentage of the population. They contact all potential victims. They enforce social distancing.
America is going in the opposite direction. Donald is gambling with our lives. After five months of warnings, we are 41th in the world when it comes to testing. We have no contact tracing to warn potential victims. We are relaxing social distancing requirements.
As a result, the Center for Disease Control is exploring the potential that between 150,000 and 200,000 Americans will die. Are you really ready to gamble for your life? Are your husbands, wives, children and grandchildren worth the risks?
Donald Trump is a well-known gambler. Four of those bankruptcies involved casinos. I thought the rule was “the house always wins.†Is your house going to win? Or will only Donald’s house win?
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