Trump & the virus

Today on Morning Joe they were almost worshipful towards Trump because he extended the social distancing until the end of April (instead of demanding full churches on Easter). They also mentioned how Trump's approval ratings are going up.

This baffles me. Just because Trump has made one sensible decision (doubtless for his own political survival) does not change that he has done a terrible job of dealing with the virus. In his recent press briefings he has accused state governors of lying about how many ventilators they need, has accused health care workers of hoarding (or worse) personal protective equipment, and has lied about virtually everything important, from the availability of testing to his own negligent response to the virus.

Trump has been a horrible president. If we think he is suddenly going to mutate into a responsible, caring, honest, dependable leader, we'd better think again.