“It’s hard not to see the spread of covid-19 through the White House and the Republican Party as a metaphor for Trumpism: The party hoped and believed that they could keep themselves safe from the damaging effects of the virus. For a while, they succeeded. But it couldn’t last. Consider this: President Trump just announced that he will head home to the White House on Monday night.”
“There is no way in which this represents a rational move. But now, with Republicans hitched to an infected Trump, they have to hope that it doesn’t backfire, say, by requiring Trump to return to the hospital after a downturn. And consider this: Because of Trump’s recklessness, we’re only just beginning to see how far the virus is spreading among Republicans. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just announced that she has tested positive, bringing the total number of senior Republican officials and lawmakers who have recently announced contracting the virus to over a dozen” – Washington Post.