Iran Press/America: American people by writing letters released in some US media stated that "a week before President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the coronavirus, he urged us to go to work and expressed his 'hunch' that the virus would just go away."
Now that it is evident that this is a serious problem, he is listening to scientists. Hopefully, this signals that he will start admitting when experts know more than he does and allowing them to help make decisions that will save lives, the letter continues.
"Unfortunately, this is just not who our president is, and he is not likely to change his behavior. Trump’s conduct emphasizes how important it is for us to elect leaders who will act in the best interest of the country and not just a few people." Edward A. Sussman from Fountain Valley wrote in a letter.
"When the coronavirus was beginning to spread in the United States, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, Rush Limbaugh said on his radio program that COVID19, the disease it causes, was like the common cold. The president had downplayed the coronavirus up until his Oval Office address."
"Now, we are in panic mode. We need to put political differences aside and listen to the real experts," he added.
Gary Vogt of Menifee, in his letter, stated that addressing the nation at a time of crisis, the 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," he wrote.
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.”
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