https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/20/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-texas-testing/index.html
In The New York Times' Sunday opus
on how cracks are emerging between President Donald Trump and the
broader Republican Party in how to handle the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic, a single quote stands out.
"The
President got bored with it," Dave Carney, a longtime Republican
strategist who advises Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, told the Times.
That is a stunning
admission from anyone. But most especially from someone like Carney,
who isn't part of the "Never Trump" movement and isn't the sort to just
pop off to impress media types or his fellow consultants.
And
a look back at Trump's response to the virus absolutely validates
Carney's view. In the early months of 2020, Trump downplayed the virus
-- repeatedly.
