Let them eat coronavirus

Trump is willing to let thousands die to save his re-election.

by Renée Graham Globe Columnist

Updated May 8, 2020, 20 minutes ago

"Forget vaccines — science takes too long. Forget widespread testing — the White House already has.

Like a TV show he’s grown tired of binge-watching, President Trump has had it with this social distancing drama. Ignoring recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he wants the nation flung wide open again so that people can order a beer in a bar, get their hair done, play golf, or die alone on a ventilator from COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

To force herd immunity, Trump is willing to let thousands die to resurrect the economy — and boost his re-election chances.

“Will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes,” the president said recently about the probable cost of abruptly relaxing social distancing guidelines. “But we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon.”"

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