PAMFAX CREDIBILITY FULL
But it still bears repeating at times like this, when the White House desperately needs to be believed.Īs Pace wrote, “credibility in a crisis is paramount” for any president, “yet Trump has squandered widespread credibility from the very start of his presidency, spending his first full day in office disputing official tallies of the crowd size at his inauguration and asking Americans to disregard photographic evidence showing that he drew fewer people to the National Mall in Washington than his predecessor.” That gap has deepened every day Trump has been in office. So I had deja vu when I read this headline atop Julie Pace’s story for The Associated Press: “Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare.”Īnd this headline on Niall Stanage’s column for The Hill: “Trump grapples with credibility gap in crisis.” Think about it: Questions about whether Donald Trump’s doctors are telling the whole truth? These questions pre-date his inauguration.Ĭoncerns about the White House’s complete lack of credibility? Those concerns have been a daily feature since January 2017.ĭistress about the dysfunctional leadership at the top of the federal government? Again, since 2017. But this moment is also informed by years of deja vu context. This moment is certainly unique: A pandemic that has paralyzed normal life, a president hospitalized with a virus, and a public unsure who or what to trust. If you experienced deja vu over the weekend, if you sensed that you’ve seen this all before, you are not alone.
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