Honest Abe

An Open Letter to the Nation Honest Abe

"President Trump's Coronavirus Disaster" explains how and why the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic became the worst health and financial disaster in recent U. S. history. The mini-book asserts that the main reasons for the crisis severity were President Trump's apparent leadership flaws, such as his "refusal to deal in the truth" and "inability to envision the consequences of his actions", which were the root causes for his lack of leadership skills. The book discusses President Trump's coronavirus leadership failures and how they affected the nation throughout the crisis from January into August 2020. In the main section of the book, Trump's notable leadership failures, and the connected leadership flaws, are linked to the chronological events of the pandemic to provide a story of what happened and why. Further, the coronavirus exponential growth in the number of cases and deaths and their resulting "EXPLOSIONS" are explained and compared with other countries. The last section discusses President Trump's responsibility for the crisis disasters and how his leadership attributes and flaws combined to help explain the success and failure of the president during his career.