This article finally abandons the impotent reaction to Trump's pandemic response as "incompetent," or "failing," and uses the words that really ring true: "sadism" and "sabotage." The "cruelty is the point" hashtag came close, but this expert really nails it. Trump delights in the death and destruction his behavior has caused. Democrats, the international community, and the media must drastically adjust their strategies to this abnormal administration.