Donald Trump was elected to be a disrupter: to divide the nation; to prefer his uninformed instincts to the advice of experts; and to throw gas on the fire. The fruits of that approach are now apparent: an inept response to a pandemic and blood on the streets. What does he do now?
Trump consistently responds to crises either by doubling down or by saying or doing something outrageous in order to change the subject. A war with Iran is going to be on the table because, at this point, where else can he go? His only other hope is a miracle cure for the virus, and even his happy sales talk can’t produce one of those.