Opinion: Trump and other populists are using coronavirus for their political ends – and the rest of us will suffer

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The Trump administration’s handling of the virus illustrates the dangers of the politicisation of everything under this president and his ilk across the world

But while authoritarian regimes with little history of transparency or accountability are ill-equipped to deal responsibly with crises that require public trust and professionalism, so too are democracies dominated by cynical populists like Trump or Boris Johnson.

 

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Life or death decisions should never be placed in the hands of politicians. Never ever. They never seem to have any consideration for the impact their decisions have on our lives.

Is there a single topic that you can write about without having a go at Trump and Johnson? Absolutely pathetic.

The last statement is spot on. The rest of you have been suffering since inception of Trump presidency out of self-inflicted pain borne out of hatred for the President. 👇 LiberalismIsAMentalDisorder

More lazy rhetoric from the Independent!

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