Did Trump do the right thing when he lied about the coronavirus?

[*PhilHos*]

(09-10-2020, 12:46 PM)Mer Wrote: I know I'll get ridiculed for this, but from my perspective he was trying to prevent mass hysteria. Just like down playing something that might scare the heck out of one of your children when describing it to them.

I don't believe lying is a good trait but if we knew everything our presidents have hidden from the public over the years we'd probably never come out of the house or trust our government ever again.

Dill, you may not be far off about protecting votes but I also feel the liberal media is pushing panic to make Trump look bad and steal votes.

BTW there should at least 1 Yes vote. I misread the wording and clicked "No" on accident.

I voted Yes for you because I would probably vote No otherwise.

I think Trump truly believes his lying was to prevent a panic, but honestly, I don't think it matters because he would've been criticized no matter what he did. Think of his China travel ban and how he was considered racist and Pelosi and others were like "C'mon on down to Chinatown!" That said, he still should've done the right thing regardless, but dude cares too much about what people think of him.