Chris,here is one thing I am an expert in lying is not leadership.
That crosses every boundary,my family,friends,my co-workers,fellow citizens,veterans both active,retired or God forbid,fallen.
Transparency is trust. The age old saying will always hold true about what a f-cking tangled web when you deceive.
I will accept your premise and patriotism,that Trump lied because he thought is was the best thing to do. It wasn't,it isn't..
Probably the best,most prudent and patriotic thing from Trump to do at this point:
Allocate 100 trillion dollars for
Public service campaign on protection,why to wear a mask,how to wear a mask and where to get one if you need one.
Start another public service announcement barrage about contact tracing,why it is faith based,because whatever your practice,all have provisions to protect yourself,family and others. Tie in patriotism,nothing says you love your country and the people who are the country,like protecting them from death and despair. Nothing says you love America more than saving the life of a fellow American. And all that can be accomplished with bone spurs.
But now that we have experienced dishonesty for the sake of protection,from causing wide spread panic,which is \was\ will be a complete failure, now go w honesty,science and transparency.
Example,today's misinformation included" that vaccines are right around the corner " that is on face false. If late stage trials are complete..today or tomorrow morning,the population at large will not get a vaccine for 8 months..and if everything goes @100% perfect, most likely the old and at risk will get preference on available doses.
So not matter who you are,parent,non parent,adult or child..working scared,worried,broke,broken people into an unrealistic,unreasonable state of anticipation is never going to help anything or anyone.
Today's reports by Trump that western Europe has 100-500% more everything than the US is a few things,false, and unimportant to anybody thinking in the US.
What counts for the US is the US..not that we did better this week than Spain or Vietnam..comparison to those countries is a waste of time.
And probably equally important to anything said today was the messaging..
What do Americans need to do to restore our lives and our country..if it has something to do with France or Germany or Joe Biden,cool tell us the relevance and we will act,..If not,if it is blabber about politics or ego,throwing shade on others,leave it out of the message. People are confused at best. And with natural and unnatural disasters all over the U.S...and more pending, how bad France is compared to the US is silly..stupid,idiotic and unpatriotic..
Stop talking about politics and playing golf,tweeting...WATCHING TV!!!!! I could not believe what I listened to today!! Focus on America..Americans and saving our country from suffering..bich and moan and whine later..
Tell where the tests are!!!!
Or at a minimum,have Tucked Carlson or Sean Hannity tell us where the tests are!!!!
And yes I got a prostate biopsy and watched all the news from inside the VA hospital in La Jolla!!