Washington Post editorial board: No ‘epiphany’ for Trump after testing positive for COVID-19

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The Washington Post’s editorial board wrote a scathing rebuke of President Trump for his behavior since testing positive for COVID-19 last week.

The editorial published Monday evening, titled “Covid-19 is a fearsome killer. Trump’s magical thinking will not change that,” begins by wishing a speedy recovery to the president, first lady, and everyone else in their orbit who has tested positive. But the well wishes stop there as the editorial board criticizes Trump’s “inexplicable joyride” to visit supporters outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the president’s “unconscionable declaration” that people shouldn’t “be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life,” and other issues.

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