Trump compares his ratings to 'Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football' as US deaths top 2,300


Donald Trump, earlier today:
Because the “Ratings” of my News Conferences etc. are so high, “Bachelor finale, Monday Night Football type numbers… https://t.co/91g2U2TgGl— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1585501580
Over 2,300 Americans have now died in the COVID-19 pandemic, due in large part to a government response that was delayed for weeks while Trump, conservative pundits, and his other allies suggested dire warnings of the pandemic’s potential spread were a “hoax” intended to make him look bad. The man is unfit for office; he cannot react to any crisis except as opportunity for self-promotion. Republican leaders continue, even as deaths mount, to offer no pushback to his false claims and incompetent measures.
“President Trump is a ratings hit. Since reviving the daily White House briefing Mr. Trump and his coronavirus upda… https://t.co/bLGu66Jj55— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1585504116
...alone attracted 6.2 million viewers for the president’s briefing — an astounding number for a 6 p.m. cable broad… https://t.co/mTYaHLZaK2— Donald J. Trump (@Donald J. Trump) 1585504117