Even as the death toll surpassed more than 100,000 Americans last month, Trump pushed a dangerous narrative that the situation is more under control than it actually is.
“Withdrawing U.S. membership could, among other things, interfere with clinical trials that are essential to the development of vaccines,” said Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.
As more businesses and public spaces reopen and Americans feel increasing social isolation, many are wondering which activities might be safe to resume.
President Trump spent Wednesday falsely accusing social media platforms of censorship, repeating his lies that vote-by-mail is a “scam,” mocking Joe Biden’s effort to wear a face mask, and sharing a video that begins with a man saying, “The only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.”
“It's not that the president doesn't have a remarkable amount of power to respond to a public health crisis. It’s that these are not the powers he has."
