The covid-19 crisis exposes the limits of a reality-TV presidency

Posted on AllSides July 30th, 2020
From The Center
OPINION

We are used to thinking about the U.S. presidency as a position of moral leadership — a “bully pulpit,” in Theodore Roosevelt’s words. And many occupants of the White House have used that vital function well. But the modern American president also has a core managerial aspect as the CEO of the federal government, and this dimension of power is crucial in a national crisis. President Trump has never understood or mastered that role, which is the central reason America’s covid-19 outbreak has turned into a catastrophe.

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