The ‘wartime president’ has gone AWOL. More Americans will die.

Back in mid-March, President Trump declared himself a “wartime president” who was rallying the country in a battle against the “invisible enemy” of the novel coronavirus. Invoking World War II, Trump issued a clarion call: “We must sacrifice together, because we are all in this together.”

Now, amid plans to wind down his coronavirus task force and efforts to reopen the country quickly, Trump is again invoking martial imagery, describing the American people as “warriors.”

“They’re warriors — we can’t keep our country closed,” Trump said on Tuesday night. “Will some people be affected badly? Yes.” Continue reading.