Others have written about this more, but basically Trump buys into this idea that you just will reality to go your way, and then if it doesn't you burn it all the fuck down and move on to the next thing. Given the way current events and The Discourse work, he can actually get away with it most of the time as president. Tweet through it and move on.
Covid just won't go away.
The Bushies weren't so different, really.
