To the editor:
When addressing the nation at a time of crisis, American presidents have historically risen to the occasion and projected to the people a sense of preparedness, decisiveness, resolve and empathy. Think of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, Franklin D. Roosevelt after Pearl Harbor and George W. Bush after 9/11.
Trump’s speech to the nation, on the other hand, reminded me of a hostage being forced to read a script.
This is a man who seems incapable of feeling empathy and cannot understand and appreciate the fears and concerns, both medically and economically, of most Americans regarding the coronavirus. Trump views everything through the lens of how it affects him and who can he blame if anything goes wrong.
True to form, he has blamed China for starting the outbreak and President Obama for the shortage of test kits. A wise person once said, “Crisis doesn’t change people; it reveals them.”
Gary Vogt, Menifee
Note from KBJ: Is there anything President Trump could have said that would make you praise him, Gary? I didn't think so. Get some help for your derangement.
