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Regarding the recent letter “World is too dangerous for a Harris presidency” (Star-Advertiser, Sept. 4), perhaps the writer was on an interstellar mission in 2020.
Here’s what happened on planet Earth: Upon learning about the spread of a dangerous virus from China, Donald Trump, against the advice of his medical advisers, chose to minimize the threat. He said over and over that COVID-19 was like the flu and downplayed the need for masking or social distancing.
The result? The U.S. became the worldwide leader in COVID-19 deaths. It’s no accident that red states fared worse than blue states. Many unnecessary deaths would’ve been avoided if Trump set a good example and followed his medical advisers’ recommendations, rather than mocking them.
Only when the U.S. started suffering tremendous casualties did Trump start changing his tone — too late. When the world became its most dangerous, Trump failed miserably as a leader.
Ravi Reddy
Kailua
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