In a Fox News interview, William Barr delivered a series of alarmingly delusional views on the coronavirus
William Barr Photo: Shutterstock William Barr is obviously pretty far gone into MAGA world. But the most curious thing about his tenure is not how deeply he has politicized the Department of Justice, but how little he has done to maintain the veneer of credibility he had at the outset. Barr could have operated as Trump’s Roy Cohn within the areas he had control over, while maintaining his sober Washington wise-man demeanor, so as to lend his decisions maximum credibility.
In fact, Trump tried to close off travel from China, but failed. After his “ban” on travel from China, 40,000 people still flew to the United States from there. Second, the coronavirus arrived in the United States via Europe, and has spread throughout the country. Given these proved failures, it’s beyond bizarre that Barr would repeat this Trump boast.
In the real world, Trump has spent nearly every day accusing reporters, Democrats and sometimes apolitical officials in his own administration, of plotting against him; spreading conspiracy theories; inventing new bullying nicknames for Democratic governors ; demanding praise; and denying all responsibility for his catastrophic failures.3. The lesson here is not to worry about climate change.
Again, Trump has been obsessed with controlling the border. The coronavirus spread here anyway. It didn’t arrive at “the border” at all, but through plane travel from Europe. Even sealing off all travel from overseas is not going to stop a pandemic if you can’t detect it extremely early.
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