Trump’s words — ‘Don’t be afraid of Covid’ — hurt those sickened, mourning

Trump’s tweet — ‘Don’t be afraid of COVID’ — strikes some as reckless, disrespectful. 

Kara Goucher couldn’t contain her frustration.

Her beloved grandfather lay in a Duluth hospital Monday, gravely ill with COVID-19 when President Donald Trump, returning to the White House from a three-day hospital stay after contracting the virus, tweeted to his followers:

“Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life. We have developed, under the Trump Administration, some really great drugs & knowledge. I feel better than I did 20 years ago!” Continue reading.