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We’re 6 months into a global pandemic the likes of which the world hasn’t seen in a century. Hundreds of thousands of people have died of COVID, and the numbers would have been way higher if countries didn’t work hard to slow the spread those numbers would have been way higher. We are living, in short, in serious times. It behooves all of us, especially world leaders, to be as knowledgeable as possible about COVID, how it works, and how it spreads. Unfortunately, this is what the United States is working with:

This interview is not a good look for Trump. He was unable to answer even the most basic followup questions about COVID, things even a moderately informed American could answer. The interview has been called a “disaster.” The interview, Jonathan Swan, said he was “stunned” by some of Trump’s answers.

In all likelihood, this interview will further damage his polling numbers––if, that is, it spreads among Trump’s base.

New polls show that Donald Trump’s approval rating is plummeting. Some 67% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s COVID response. Interestingly, Trump’s support among Republicans is dropping––78% of Republicans approve of his COVID handling, down from 90% a month ago. Trump’s base, white Americans without a college degree, are split: 50% disapprove and 49% approve. Americans are also deeply skeptical of Trump’s handling of race relations: 78% of Republicans approve, but a whopping 91% of Democrats disapprove. Among Independents, 74% disapprove. Finally, 59% of Americans think the push to open the economy is moving to0 quickly.

These numbers are low, we’re talking one-term president territory. H.W. Bush had a 38% approval rating in late June of his final year in office and Carter had a 31% approval. Trump’s approval rating, as of June, was 38%.

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