Trump's Twitter meltdowns are the lesser of two evils

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• Trump's coronavirus briefings hit a new low last week when he mused about the healing properties of injecting disinfectant. 
• It got so bad that even his allies and aides pushed for him to stop doing the briefings. 
• That led to an absolute meltdown, even by Trump standards, over the weekend. 
• We should root for more Twitter meltdowns, however embarrassing they are, because at least they don't endanger lives.
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President Donald Trump's Twitter meltdown over the weekend was more proof that the 45th president lacks impulse control and demonstrates at times frightening ignorance, but his online tirades are still preferable to some of his other recent communications. 

The wild coronavirus briefings are getting worse

After a rare humiliation within his inner circle, the president skipped the daily coronavirus health briefings over the weekend, reportedly after being begged to dial back on the free wheeling media appearances by a number of his aides and allies. 

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