Krugman writes: "Even if he's a one-term president, Trump will have caused, directly or indirectly, the premature deaths of a large number of Americans."
Emissions rise from the coal-fired Santee Cooper Cross Generating Station power plant in Pineville, South Carolina, in March. (photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)
Is Donald Trump Trying to Kill You?
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Trust the pork producers; fear the wind turbines.
here’s a lot we don’t know about the legacy Donald Trump will leave behind. And it is, of course, hugely important what happens in the 2020 election. But one thing seems sure: Even if he’s a one-term president, Trump will have caused, directly or indirectly, the premature deaths of a large number of Americans.
Some of those deaths will come at the hands of right-wing, white nationalist extremists, who are a rapidly growing threat, partly because they feel empowered by a president who calls them “very fine people.”
Some will come from failures of governance, like the inadequate response to Hurricane Maria, which surely contributed to the high death toll in Puerto Rico. (Reminder: Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.)
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