Opinion | Trump's positive COVID test shines a light on the president's pandemic failures. It also shows Americans how we can make our country stronger. By MichaelGordonUS
But we explained that if the president succeeds, the country succeeds. All of us succeed. Little did we know then that Trump's campaign was merely a warm up act for the real reality show. But the point still holds: If we've learned nothing else this year, when the president fails, we all fail.
But imagine how many more lives would have been saved, how much more quickly we would get our economy back, if he led us like the leaders of countries that have quieted the virus.It didn't take long for Twitter to explode upon hearing the news of the President's illness. Some memes write themselves. My favorite singer Ben Platt elegantly posted a video from Chicago's "Cell Block Tango:" "He had it coming. He had it coming. He only had himself to blame." A family member sent me her favorite tweet: "Looks like RBG successfully argued her first case before God."The irony is obvious and does not need to be overstated — but also points to the fundamental weakness of our country. Our division — fueled by Trump and others — has left us the United States a weaker nation. So it's time to reject this disunity and make our country stronger. The weakness was on display at Tuesday's presidential debate. The winners of the face-off were neither Trump nor Democratic nominee Joe Biden, but instead Russia and China. Chaos and division bring us down and are lifelines to our enemies. If we want to face down our adversaries, we need to be more united. If we want to stomp out the virus as quickly as possible, we need to be more united. If we want to truly make a difference on racial injustice, we need to be more united. If we want to tackle the economic divisions of our time, we need to be more united.So we need to serve the president better than he has served us. We need to be better than he has been. We need to put our country first. If the polls are right, in a short period of time, the Trump presidency will be just a bad memory. Then it will be up to us to unite. His game of distraction and division will be irrelevant. And we'll have no excuses left to move us forward again.This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author. Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please emailfrom Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is affecting industries.Sign up for a daily selection of our best stories daily based on your reading preferences.By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Business Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our
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