Altitude is a column by POLITICO founding editor John Harris, offering weekly perspective on politics in a moment of radical disruption.
Recently the philanthropist and public health advocate Melinda Gates sat down with POLITICO and was asked to assign a grade to U.S. President Donald Trump on his handling so far of the coronavirus crisis. Gates’ answer: “D minus.”
Say this much for Trump: He is not a grade-grubber. Nor is he a teacher’s pet. Gates surely did not like Trump or his policies long before the pandemic. For the sake of argument, let’s very generously assume she was too harsh by …read more
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