It is not clear what Mr. Trump was signing, in the middle of the page, in one photo, or if the papers were in fact even official documents. But you could not dispute that he was at work, because for this president, creating images has always been the work. (And certainly not for the benefit of the protective detail inside the presidential SUV with a Covid patient.) Even in a serious health crisis, the president is hewing to the belief that it is better to look good than to feel good. But they don’t mean anything to a pathogen without eyes or ears, nor can they substitute for information about it.

Source: New York Times October 04, 2020 20:04 UTC