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Thomas Weiss: ‘Wartime’ leadership? Donald Trump is no FDR

Published in the Chicago Tribune
April 13, 2020

Among the most preposterous of delusions from our delusional president is that he is qualified to lead the country in the “war” against COVID-19. Could we imagine a contrast more ludicrous than that between the recycled reality-TV host and Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Amid a global economic meltdown and pandemic, the breakdown in international cooperation is devastating. We urgently require a robust multilateral system to deal with the crisis. Yet President Donald Trump and his craven team have spent three years routinely denigrating international organizations. There is no room for partners or allies in their zero-sum ideology.

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