Friday 2 October 2020

Two of the five weeks left before November 3 Trump will be in self-isolation

These are truly unprecedented times. The president of the United States in quarantine for coronavirus. Even his worst enemy would wish him well and a full recovery if he actually goes down with the virus symptoms. It's crucial for a number of stupendously important reasons. The November presidential election has to be seen in the US and around the world as a fair and fully democratic event. Whoever wins, wins but in the right way and in accordance wiith the US constitution. Trump will continue to govern and campaign from inside the White House and will no doubt, as Boris Johnson did, get a sympathy vote as a consequence. But it would be bad for the democratic process if the next two TV debates are cancelled. OK the first one was disgraceful but I can't believe that either Trump or Biden believe it would be a good idea to repeat the slanging match in the next two debates. They need to be seen to be responsible grown-ups who can speek their minds without showing disrespect for each other. Trump interrupted Biden on far more occasions but Biden resorted to abuse just as much as Trump did. The pandemic has now taken a hold of the White House which is both alarming and frightening. All sorts of questions have yet to be answered. But most importantly Trump and his wife need to come out of the quarantine healthy and virus-free so that the election can go ahead as required by the constitution. And if he loses, he has to leave the White House as the rules dictate and allow Biden to become president on January 20 2021.

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