Damian Paletta of the Washington Post on Nightmare Scenario
b"(8/26/21) From the initial discovery of the coronavirus, President Trump refused to take responsibility and encouraged the entire GOP to ignore safety guidelines. In their book Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration's Response to the Pandemic That Changed History, Washington Post economics editor Damian Paletta and national health policy reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb reveal how backstabbing and sniping among cabinet members, staff and aides created a toxic environment that did profound damage to the public health institutions that Americans needed the most during the pandemic. Join us for a look at how we got here in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI."