It’s June. The economy has crashed, but the virus has slowed, and the stimulus package has helped avoid unnecessary hardship. Things are looking up, but public health officials advise caution. For the most part, the new restrictions remain in place.
Trump will have none of it. Having become bored with being a “wartime president” in just a matter of days, he wants the economy to come roaring back–now. He repeatedly screams at the governors to remove restrictions. He fires his own health officials and starts holding rallies again. Fox News, as always, falls in line. Public compliance with the restrictions collapses, and the states bow to the inevitable.
Tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands of people die unnecessarily as a result of Trump’s irresponsibility. Is he rewarded for it by being re-elected, which is the only thing that matters to him? That’s up to us.