Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 2, 2020
The above announcement--via Twitter!--is all anyone is talking about this morning. There are innumerable ways this can play out, and it's a waste of brain cells to ponder all the scenarios.
Four comments:
1) Thank goodness the Vice President has tested negative;
2) Speaking of which, given the age and health of Messrs. Biden and Trump, the Vice Presidential debates are H-U-G-E.
3) We can blame the President, Governors, public health officials, medical supply chains, etc. for all the mistakes made, but let us not forget the prime mover: the virus came from China, who did not alert the world for months while allowing its citizens to travel everywhere in the world. The deaths, the economic pain, even much of today's political rancor can be laid at the feet of China. Whatever a Democratic or Republican President wants to do to get back at China is fine with me; we'll deal with any racism fallout later.
4) Add another reason to seat a ninth Supreme Court justice before the election, whether it's Amy Coney Barrett or not. The Court may be called upon to rule on the constitutionality of the Presidential Succession Act.
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