The Washington Post: These are the biggest political losers because of Corona

The Washington Post newspaper said in its editorial that the Corona epidemic contributed to the increasing popularity of many political leaders, with the exception of two leaders, US President Donald Trump and Russian Vladimir Putin, whose popularity declined dramatically under the pandemic.

The newspaper pointed out that opinion polls in recent weeks indicate a significant decline in President Trump's popularity, and Putin's popularity has recently declined to its lowest level since 1999.

She explained that despite the great difference in the policy of the two countries, their two leaders made the same mistakes in dealing with the crisis Health caused by the Coruna epidemic in their countries.

The Washington Post said the Russian and American people are experiencing the deadly consequences of the arrogance and lack of responsibility of their presidents, but the difference between the two peoples' condition is that Americans have an opportunity to change the president in the upcoming elections in November this year.

As Trump did in dealing with the outbreak in the country, the newspaper says that Putin intentionally underestimated the threat posed by the Corona virus at first, and stated that he had reduced the risk of an epidemic by closing Russia’s borders with China, and assured the Russian people on April 19 that “the situation Under full control. "

After the outbreak and the high number of people infected in Russia, Putin responded with a public relations campaign, as he was keen to appear on official television almost daily, and he did not provide concrete solutions, but he delegated Russia's regional rulers the responsibility to deal with the health crisis, the same steps that Trump took, according to the Washington Post. .

The newspaper pointed out that many state governors in America are competent, and they were partially compensated for President Trump's mismanagement, while their Russian counterparts are often Putin's men and lack the resources and skills to fight the deadly epidemic.

Chechen ruler Ramzan Kadyrov has threatened his subjects with death if they violate the quarantine, while the other rulers have done little to counter the virus.

Russia is now second in the world after the United States in terms of the rapid pace of the epidemic, as the number of HIV infections reached 252 thousand cases last Thursday, while the number of deaths exceeded 2300 people.

The newspaper said that although the number of injuries recorded in one day last Monday exceeded 11,000, Putin told his people that it was time to return to work.

The Washington Post concluded that few expect the Corona epidemic to cause Putin's downfall, although there are no indications that his regime will control the epidemic soon.