Trump - Liar, Cheat, Failure - Timeline

In a comprehensively sourced article in Slate, William Saletan presents a chronology of the Trump's lies and historic incompetence that have led to massive and on-going health and economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.  It is a disaster that unfolds due to Trump's mental and psychological failings.  His inability to tell the truth and his total incapacity to admit fault or failure have led to millions of infections, over 160,000 deaths and a Great Depression level economic disaster.

...The story the president now tells—that he “built the greatest economy in history,” that China blindsided him by unleashing the virus, and that Trump saved millions of lives by mobilizing America to defeat it—is a lie. Trump collaborated with Xi, concealed the threat, impeded the U.S. government’s response, silenced those who sought to warn the public, and pushed states to take risks that escalated the tragedy. He’s personally responsible for tens of thousands of deaths.

Trump allowed these multiple disasters to occur because he is completely unmoved by the death and destruction that his lies, distortions and incompetent decisions have brought upon our country and the world.  He just doesn't care.

It’s hard to believe a president could be this callous and corrupt. It’s hard to believe one person could get so many things wrong or do so much damage. But that’s what happened. Trump knew we weren’t ready for a pandemic, but he didn’t prepare. He knew China was hiding the extent of the crisis, but he joined in the cover-up. He knew the virus was spreading in the United States, but he said it was vanishing. He knew we wouldn’t find it without more tests, but he said we didn’t need them. He delayed mitigation. He derided masks. He tried to silence anyone who told the truth. And in the face of multiple warnings, he pushed the country back open, reigniting the spread of the disease.

Somewhere close to 40% of Americans continue to support Trump despite the clear and obvious evidence that he is a colossal failure as not only a national leader, but as a human being.  Trump's continued support by Republican politicians is both a violation of their oaths of office and a massive moral failure.