Quote (IceMage @ 2 Oct 2020 02:28)
There was a stronger argument for that back when 200,000 Americans hadn't died of COVID-19.
Arguably, if Trump had just stayed back, defered to the governors and thrown his HHS (Alex Azar or whatever his name is) to the wolves, the country would be in a better spot. Without leadership from the WH, the response to the pandemic would still be a mess, but at least Trump wouldnt have made things actively worse by politicizing mask-wearing.
So yes, if Trump had just said "fuck that, I'll be golfing", the country would be better off. Arguably, even his own reelection prospects would be in a better spot, as sad and weird as that sounds.