Donald Trump has no idea how to lead his incompetence is an embarassment

Echo opinion letter to the editor published in the Austin Statesman newspaper:

Donald Trump’s indifference harms young people

How many of the country’s COVID-19 deaths can be attributed to Donald Trump? (Maine Writer- In my opinion, Donald Trump fell victim to his own incompetence.  His response to the COVID-19 should have united Americans but, instead, Trump polarized the nation to the point that even wearing a protective face mask has become a political statement.  Donald Trump has missed an opportunity to lead. He is a failure.)

Why do we now have such a problem with the virus while Europe does not?

Instead of taking the virus seriously when it first appeared in America, Trump called it a Democratic hoax and did nothing to prepare the country to deal with it. Instead, he has tried to keep the country from any serious consideration of it. Even now when it is a very serious problem, he says it is 99% harmless.

The worst part of this crime is what it is doing to our young people. Experts have said the virus is most dangerous when people are not aware of their infection, that is they are most contagious before they have symptoms. This is especially bad for our young people because they can go away to school then come home to infect their family without even knowing they have the virus.

Allan Williams, Georgetown Texas