COVID-19 or golf?

By any standard, the election of this past Nov. 3 was the most secure in our history.

Yet, we have the spectacle of President Donald Trump trying in every relevant court to win cases arguing for the existence of voter fraud in swing states, despite the lack of evidence. And he has attempted to have millions of mail-in votes thrown out in Pennsylvania. And it appears he has even tried to push the Republican state legislature of Michigan to install its own slate of electors, to replace those chosen by the voters. Anything, it seems, to sabotage the expressed will of the people, so as to perpetuate his utterly unworthy hold on power.

The transition team of President-elect Joe Biden has needed the cooperation of the Trump forces, but has been met with nothing but resistance. What Biden’s team sorely needs is intelligence, about internal matters (especially COVID-19-related) and external matters (the international scene) — but it is being denied outright, though this up-to-the-minute knowledge is indispensable for the planning for our nation’s future.

A virtual G-20 conference recently concluded. A session on the pandemic, so achingly relevant due to our current nationwide uncontrolled viral surges, was considered by Trump to be of lesser importance than a golf outing. This priority speaks volumes about his amount of care for the American people.

Stan Pearson, Newport News