Despicable

 The “Law and Order” mantra has been violated by the very person who has been touting it.  Mr. Trump flaunted the law (and order) by holding an indoor rally in Nevada on Sunday without social distancing (and a largely un-masked crowd) in defiance of the state’s ban on local gatherings of 50 people or more.  He also violated the Covid-19 guidelines set by his own administration.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak called the rally “shameful, dangerous and irresponsible.”  “Tonight,” the governor said, “President Donald Trump is taking reckless and selfish actions that are putting countless lives in danger here in Nevada.  The President appears to have forgotten that this country is still in the middle of a global pandemic.”  Trump later claimed that he didn’t think he was subject to the 50-person guideline.  He sees himself  as “above the law.”

As Governor Sisolak made clear, “This is an insult to every Nevadan (and American) who has followed the directives, made sacrifices, and put their neighbors before themselves.”  For months “we the people” have been denied the opportunity to attend a funeral of a loved one or friend or to visit a grandparent in a Nursing Home, or attend a worship service, or visit with family members.  The people have been faithful to the emergency directives given by the governors of their respective states in response to a still spiraling global pandemic.  Even NFL games are being played in mostly empty stadiums.   But this does not apply to Mr. Trump!  

It is despicable (“deserving to be despised; so obnoxious as to rouse moral indignation”)!  It irks me.  I’m not at a loss for words to describe the rally, held in blatant disregard of the law, and which health officials warn (on the basis of evidence:  Tulsa, Sturgis, etc.) is a “super spreader” event. 

It is repugnant, disgusting, contemptible, irresponsible, deplorable, revolting, odious, disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious, shameful, base, ignoble, reprehensible, and dastardly.  And so much more….