NYT Reviews Trump’s Pandemic Briefings: Over 260,000 Words “Displaying His Presidential Hubris And Self-Pity”

The New York Times reports:

The self-regard, the credit-taking, the audacious rewriting of recent history to cast himself as the hero of the pandemic rather than the president who was slow to respond: Such have been the defining features of Mr. Trump’s use of the bully pulpit during the coronavirus outbreak.

The New York Times analyzed every word Mr. Trump spoke at his White House briefings and other presidential remarks on the virus — more than 260,000 words — from March 9, when the outbreak began leading to widespread disruptions in daily life, through mid-April.

The transcripts show striking patterns and repetitions in the messages he has conveyed, revealing a display of presidential hubris and self-pity unlike anything historians say they have seen before.

Read the full article. It’s really something and is probably best viewed on a desktop due to its interactive graphics.

3 journalists from The New York Times reviewed more than 260,000 words spoken by President Trump during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what we learned. https://t.co/Ndnsve8X9D

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 27, 2020