Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera compared President Trump to Gen. George S. Patton, who commanded U.S. forces in World War II, over the president’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
“Trump-haters clearly frustrated that the American people-many of whom did not vote for him-approve of the epic job @realDonaldTrump is doing to mitigate the #coronavirus catastrophe,” Rivera tweeted. “He’s flamboyant & unrestrained, but he’s like General Patton, the right warrior for the fight.”
Trump-haters clearly frustrated that the American people-many of whom did not vote for him-approve of the epic job @realDonaldTrump is doing to mitigate the #coronavirus catastrophe. He’s flamboyant & unrestrained, but he’s like General Patton, the right warrior for the fight.
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 28, 2020
Patton is regarded as one of the most revered military minds in American history.
Trump has said he considers himself a “wartime president” as he and his team of top health officials battle a “silent enemy” spreading across the country.
“We’re at war, in a true sense we’re at war, and we are fighting an invisible enemy,” Trump said last week. “We’re enduring a great national trial and we will prove that we can meet the moment.”
Trump has also suggested his political opponents hope his reelection chances are hurt by the spread of the virus, a sentiment Rivera echoed.
“Many, more quietly, share the same effete cynicism-a twisted superiority that would cheer calamity for our country as long as it made @POTUS less re-electable,” Rivera said in a separate tweet. “Shame.”
