Trump’s Virus Non-Message

The Wall Street Journal editorial board: “A more significant reason voters are souring on Mr. Trump’s virus management is his unwillingness to be candid or consistent about the disease’s likely toll…”

“Mr. Trump’s messaging has caromed from saying the virus isn’t a problem, to the economy must shut down to crush it, to the economy must open and everything will soon go back to normal, to barely talking about it at all as cases rise. Now his aides are filling the vacuum by attacking the government health expert who sees it as his role to warn of worst-case scenarios.”

“This is a mess, and if it continues Republicans will be routed in November…”