Ayanna Pressley’s unhinged comments on coronavirus

Published April 22, 2020 9:05pm ET



When my home state of Massachusetts sends its representatives to Congress, we aren’t sending our best.

It was enough to see Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential run crumble under the weight of its own wokeness. But now, Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s shocking new remarks make it clear for all to see. The Massachusetts Democrat and freshman congresswoman has accused President Trump not just of mishandling the coronavirus pandemic but of botching it so badly that his negligence is akin to “war crimes.” Think of it as an extension of Democrats’ increasingly over-the-top rhetoric in the era of Trump.

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