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Trump Is Immune — To Ever Facing Any Consequences
I don’t know if we’ve ever witnessed Republicans’ ability to flout the rules as we have these last few weeks
Donald Trump keeps saying he’s “immune” and, honestly, I’m starting to believe he’s right. The president’s wild claims about being cured and immune to Covid-19 less than two weeks after being hospitalized with the virus are, obviously, wrong and dangerous — more bombast from a politician who thrives on the lies he tells himself and his supporters. But it’s impossible to watch Trump break rule after rule with little consequence and not start to understand why he’d believe he’s invulnerable to Covid: He’s been “immune” to everything else.
The rules of the powerful have never been the same set that applies to most Americans — we’re not even playing the same game — and Trump has always been a master in eliding responsibility. But I don’t know if we’ve ever witnessed Republicans’ ability to flout the rules as we have these last few weeks.
As Trump holds rallies, refuses to wear a mask, and mocks those that do take Covid seriously, other Americans have gone months without seeing their families or sending their children to school. While grandparents forgo seeing their grandchildren grow up and people…
