Opinion: Trump wasted a big opportunity to improve in the polls
CNNEditor’s Note: Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst. CNN — After roughly 20 minutes of trying to pin down President Donald Trump on why he models dangerous behavior during a pandemic, NBC’s Savannah Guthrie spoke for most Americans in frustration by pointing out he was the President of the United States, not someone’s “crazy uncle.” But for anyone watching Thursday night, what they got was a full dose of America’s crazy uncle. The President used retread lines that didn’t actually address the current situation as Covid-19 cases are dangerously spiking again in our country. Before that he criticized former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama multiple times, yet none of them are on the ballot. By eluding Guthrie’s question on the New York Times investigation into his tax returns, Trump confirmed he owes $421 million but wouldn’t say to whom.