Opinions Differ

Trump’s treatment of reporters asking legit questions right now is obviously awful, but I feel like it’s not the most important thing for reporters to fixate on during a pandemic.

— Max Tani (@maxwelltani) March 20, 2020

Trump’s eruption at an NBC reporter says it all about his alternate reality on coronavirus https://t.co/ohU4dFPCIq

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 20, 2020

And distinctions are, as ever, important:

Would argue that calling him out on attacking Peter for asking a question about his message to the country is not quite the same thing. There are a lot of people who will only believe this is a serious situation if he says it is.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) March 20, 2020

Yes, Mr. "I don't take responsibility at all" is, actually, responsible for what he says.  There are consequences when a POTUS speaks:

Authorities in Lagos said on Friday that hospitals had seen cases of chloroquine poisoning after Donald Trump touted the drug as a treatment against the coronavirushttps://t.co/W8Vlc1pRdk

— Geoffrey York (@geoffreyyork) March 20, 2020

Not that Trump will lose any sleep over it.  But if his words affect people in Lagos, imagine what they do to supporters in America.