Letter to the editor: Maybe Trump finally gets it

It’s about time. Finally, President Trump is acting more like a president should. His recent news conferences have shown exactly how he should act: as a concerned president for all Americans during a crisis. He has turned away from Republican and conservative radio talking points concerning the coronavirus outbreak as “overblown” or “a Democratic hoax.”

Trump realized that commentators from Fox News were putting out bad advice about supporting restaurant owners and other businesses by going into their establishments during the initial phases of the outbreak. Too bad it took a highly contagious and deadly virus to make Wall Street lose a third of its market value, the upcoming massive layoffs in the travel and tourism industry, and a threat to overwhelm hospitals, to change his tune.

The passage of several bipartisan bills to address the new problems caused by the virus will certainly improve his standing beyond those of his base supporters. It is my hope that this crisis will help, not only Trump, but other politicians of both parties, see how things in Washington can and should get done. Maybe, just maybe, he finally gets it.

Richard Patton

Franklin Township, Beaver County