The director of the CDC has capitulated. Under the guise of “guidance,” Dr. Robert Redfield recently released a full-throated promotion of Trump’s latest pandemic talking points urging all schools to reopen in the fall.

Donald Trump has targeted a new pandemic villain: Dr. Anthony Fauci. Among his transgressions, the nation’s leading infectious disease physician relied on facts and science to contradict Trump’s talking points and criticize his policies. Even worse, he has outperformed Trump in public opinion polls.

Against medical advice, Donald Trump pressures schools to reopen.

For months, dubious reports have circulated about “COVID-19 parties” where attendees ante into a pot and the winner is the first person to contract the virus. So far, reliable evidence of such events is scant — with one big exception. Trump is holding COVID-19 parties in plain sight. The participants are betting their health and that of innocent victims. But only Trump can win the pot.

Friday's White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing was filled with wildly false claims about the administration’s supposed success in dealing with COVID-19. With only about 4% of the world’s population, America accounts for more than 25% of worldwide COVID-19 infections and deaths.

Medical professionals agree unanimously that wearing a mask in public prevents the spread of COVID-19. Trump refuses to wear one.

Trump downplayed the coronavirus threat for months and he praised China repeatedly for its transparency in dealing with COVID-19. Then the pandemic decimated the US stock market. When Trump could no longer deny the impact of the virus, he reversed course and blamed China for everything.