To the editor:
It is time for major newspapers to call for President Trump’s resignation. Although his behavior should have led to his removal long ago, his actions during the pandemic are so beyond the pale that we cannot wait the eight months until former Vice President Joe Biden might be inaugurated (“Trump’s improvised medicine show prompts frantic health warnings,” April 24).
Trump has minimized and mismanaged the crisis; forced states to compete against each other for crucial medical supplies, which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has confiscated; mused on camera about the efficacy of injecting disinfectants; and lied about all of this when confronted.
We have months if not years ahead in the fight against coronavirus, and the U.S. cannot waste more time with Trump in charge. As a lifelong Democrat, I would definitely put my trust in Vice President Mike Pence—someone whose politics are anathema to me—over the president until January 2021.
Jordan Deglise Moore, Los Angeles
Note from KBJ: Do you realize that sunlight is a disinfectant, Jordan? You're a moron.
