The mellifluously soporific tones used by the president to scold and punish the nation on Sunday night came too late in the evening to concentrate fully on the manner in which he twisted the truth. He claims the mess the government has made of the economy, its response to the pandemic and the health-care system is entirely the fault of the citizenry.
The about 20-million who are hungry, the 18-million plus who receive grants, the rapidly shrinking 16-million who have jobs — all must share the blame...
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