01278nam a22001217a 4500008004100000100002200041245014200063260004700205300003800252520077500290650004501065773004601110210727b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aHatcher, William   aA failure of political communication not a failure of bureaucracy: The danger of presidential misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic  aAmerican Review of Public Administration    a50(6-7), Aug-Oct, 2020: p.614-620  aPresident Trump’s communications during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic violate principles of public health, such as practicing transparency and deferring to medical experts. Moreover, the president’s communications are dangerous and misleading, and his lack of leadership during the crisis limits the nation’s response to the problem, increases political polarization around public health issues of social distancing, and spreads incorrect information about health-related policies and medical procedures. To correct the dangerous path that the nation is on, the administration needs to adopt a more expert-centered approach to the crisis, and President Trump needs to practice compassion, empathy, and transparency in his communications. –Reproduced   aCOVID-19, Public health, President Trump  aAmerican Review of Public Administration