# Why did Trump mismanage the covid pandemic?

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**Created:** [September 20, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-trump-mismanage-the-covid-pandemic/1007528 "2024-09-20T15:59:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-trump-mismanage-the-covid-pandemic/1007528/3 "2024-09-20T16:03:13Z")

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> [@What is the point of political yard signs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-political-yard-signs/1007392/96):
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> Why did Trump do this? My personal speculation (and I acknowledge this is just an opinion) is that when Trump was first told about the upcoming crisis, he didn’t understand what he was being told because he’s stupid and he didn’t want to do anything because he’s lazy. So he publicly stated that there wouldn’t be any crisis. And then as the crisis kept getting bigger, Trump kept refusing to admit he had been wrong.

Completely agree. Trump is not very complicated.

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