The United States, and indeed the rest of the world, is going through the worst public health pandemic in living memory. Entire countries are closing their doors to new travellers; shutting themselves down until further notice. The NBA (National Basketball Association) has postponed the rest of the season due to the coronavirus outbreak. America’s health care system is in significant danger of being overrun, overextended, and unprepared for the stream of infected patients. Americans at risk of contracting the virus are not getting tested fast enough because testing kits aren’t widely available. Panic is beginning to settle in; walk to the corner grocery store and you will find empty hygiene shelves and desolate freezers where frozen food should be. And what is president Donald Trump’s solution to this public health crisis? Banning flights from mainland Europe.
The first responsibility of the commander in chief during an emergency is to reassure the nation that their government has everything well in hand.
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