It's been four days since the world learned President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19, and many Americans still don't know what to feel, who to trust, and what exactly to hope for.
Analysis: Many Americans are torn between their emotions and their values, between retribution and reason.It's been four days since the world learned President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19, and many Americans still don't know what to feel, who to trust and what exactly to hope for.
Despite coronavirus symptoms alarming enough that doctors administered oxygen and several rounds of aggressive treatment, Trump tweeted Monday,He returned to the White House after spending three nights at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, though his doctor Sean Conley noted he's not “out of the woods yet.”
Before entering the White House, where there is a growing COVID outbreak, Trump turned to face his helicopter and removed his mask on live TV. It's unclear if he put it back on inside.The spectrum of reactions in the days since Trump's diagnosis reflect the complexity of the current moment. Fervent Trump supporters, many of them maskless, gathered over the weekend outside Walter Reed with balloons and bouquets.
But other users on social media argued the president has gotten what he deserved, gotten the suffering and existential uncertainty that some say his mishandling of the pandemic has wrought on far too many Americans. Yolanda Pierce, dean of Howard University’s divinity school, tweeted:Social media platforms issued warnings over the weekend reminding users they would be suspended for expressing hope for Trump's death.
Yet what many Americans are feeling is much more nuanced than either sympathy or smugness. A human being, albeit a divisive one, has contracted a sometimes lethal virus that could take his life. He has contracted this virus one month out from a defining presidential election, an unrivaled October surprise. The course of Trump's recovery, and the behaviors he exhibits during and after, may influence how the public views the COVID threat.
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