1)

Nobody should wish Donald Trump ill.

Though he may have little apparent empathy, that's no reason why we shouldn't.

And in any case, the best way to end Trumpism is to beat him at the ballot, not for him to leave office for some other reason.

May he recover quickly.
2)

For all the differences between them, it is striking that the three most famous world leaders to test positive for COVID-19 are Trump, Johnson and Bolsonaro.

While any leader can get infected, those who refuse to listen to the advice of experts are at much higher risk.
3)

This is an interesting contrast between populists and democratic leaders like Angela Merkel.

But it's also a telling contrast between disciplined and strategic populists like Viktor Orban and irresponsible ones like Trump and Bolsonaro.
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