For the past three years, five months and 27 days, America the Beautiful has witnessed not only a profound failure of Presidential leadership in every area of governing, but a complete breakdown and corruption of the rule of law and the country's institutions that are at the heart of democracy, civil order and the moral fabric of America and the situation is becoming worse and at the same time as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the United States.
The pandemic, now in its fourth month and a national and international problem, America the Beautiful does not have a President willing to lead the national effort to coordinate a response and bring the states together to act in a manner consistent with the recommendations of health officials who are the professionals on the matter. In fact America the Beautiful has a President who has flaunted the health experts advise and even urged his supporters to go and hang out together in large groups with out protection. His campaign rally in Tulsa and Phoenix with attendees sitting close together were opposed by the CDC but Trump simply disregarded their advise and cared nothing about the people's safety at the rally. And as every one knows, Trump refuses to wear a mask in public which is also contrary to the CDC's advise.
So now after urging states to open up commerce and basically telling people to go out and mingle, over 20 states have a surge in new virus cases. And two states, Texas and Florida had to pause their reopening plans. The lack of Presidential leadership and willingness to flaunt health guidelines from the experts represents one continual betrayal of America the Beautiful and its people. The President's comments about slowing down the testing is so extreme and un-Presidential, leaves no doubt about this President's disfunction and mental unfitness to serve. Never before in this writers lifetime has America the Beautiful and its moral values been so scarred by a President so out of control. And with the Presidential election only five months off, it should be a reminder that in the 2016 Presidential election, 54% of the voters who voted, voted for some one other than Trump. That 54% knew what a Trump Presidency would look like and were not willing to see America the Beautiful be betrayed.
The November elections are in this writers opinion the most important election in our life time. America the Beautiful requires new leadership from a President who wants to serve and lead the nation and its people out of the chaos and corruption of an autocrat and administration whose sole purpose has been to tear down America the Beautiful and what it stands for. A new day that begins with a new President and leadership must take place to ensure that America continues to stand as America the Beautiful.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
