Trump is blaming China for coronavirus even as he employs the same authoritarian tactics as Xi Jinping
The president will "never spearhead mass testing" for coronavirus, Ben-Ghiat said, because Trump "does not want accurate case numbers to be reported — more cases equals more disaffection with his handling of the crisis and could jeopardize the only thing he cares about: his re-election."Members of Congress and former US officials have also accused the president of mimicking authoritarians in his approach to the pandemic and attacks on political rivals.
After Trump on Thursday suggested that former President Barack Obama should be called to testify before the Senate over an unspecified "crime," Democratic Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia tweeted, "The point of these unhinged ravings is Trump again imitating his favorite dictators by seeking prosecution of his political opponents."
"Trump can't even explain what crime he imagines was committed, and his DOJ wrote that former presidents are 'immune from compelled testimony,'" Beyer added. Ben-Ghiat portrayed Trump's suggestion that Obama testify as "terrifying and straight out of the authoritarian playbook" and another attempt to deflect from his disastrous response to coronavirus
"Look for this theme to surge as deaths mount in the USA — anything to distract from his deliberate negligence in the face of mass death," she said. should The US is currently the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, with the most reported cases of the virus and confirmed fatalities in the world. As of Thursday, there were over 1.
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