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Trumpworld delighted in cruelty. Now that Trump has COVID, it demands empathy.

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The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Trumpists love their Dear Leader in no small measure because of his talent for in .Whether he was and on the 2016 campaign trail or separating migrant children with from their parents and ridiculing during his time in office — Trump supporters can't get enough of the Dear Leader triggering the libs, or really anyone with a conscience.To his fervent supporters, Trump's is funny. It's the humorless politically correct scolds and loser Never Trumper conservatives who need to lighten up, they say.Now that President Trump and first lady Melania have tested positive for COVID-19, Trumpworld has discovered the value of empathy. And they are shocked — shocked! — that some of Trump's critics have delighted in the irony of Trump's coronavirus denialism contributing to his own infection.On , "Fox and Friends," on Friday morning, the conservative Washington Examiner correspondent writer , "This is a time for people to pray for their leaders, to wish them well," adding that the Trump critics snarking over his illness would likely come to regret being so mean to the president.The conservative , on his website, sarcastically tweeted Friday: "Looking forward to all the kind-hearted expressions of sympathy to Trump and Melania from the blue-checkmark Left."While Shapiro has been cagey in his support for Trump — distinguishing himself from "Never Trump" by calling himself "" — he's demonstrated a Trumpian comfortability for mocking the ill, such as when that then Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who was sick with pneumonia, "should pledge to defeat ISIS by coughing on them."The Trumpist podcaster Dan Bongino, who as "an apex warrior" following his , on Friday : "This morning is the strongest reminder in a long time about how sick and disgusting the Left is."Bongino's tone-policing is particularly rich given in 2018: "My entire life right now is about owning the libs."Explicitly laying out his support of "the combative, no-retreat style, of Donald Trump," Bongino wrote: "We will own the Libs today, we will own the Libs tomorrow, we will own the Libs next month, and next year. We will not be retreating or apologizing anymore."To be sure, even an amoral bully like Trump deserves sympathy for contracting a dreaded disease that's already killed 200,000 of his fellow Americans. Anyone wishing for his suffering can't claim any moral high ground.But in , Bongino conflates some truly vicious comments from partisan activists with reasonable and such as NBC News correspondent Heidi Przybyla saying, "After months of publicly rejecting the advice of his own medical experts, President Trump has fallen victim to his own false narrative around the risks of the coronavirus."That's the crucial distinction.It is completely appropriate and relevant to point out that Trump contracted a disease whose lethality about. He also personally made mask-wearing the of our time.&nbsp;And even after tepidly walking back over the summer, :"I don't wear face masks like him. Every time you see him he's got a mask. He could be speaking 200 feet away ... and he shows up with the biggest mask I've ever seen."At that same debate on Tuesday, by Cleveland Clinic doctors. .Now that Trump, Melania, White House senior adviser Hope Hicks, and Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel have all tested positive for COVID-19, perhaps the president and his supporters will at last take the pandemic seriously and engage in very simple and easy preventative measures.&nbsp;These would include wearing masks, discouraging large crowds, and eschewing the spread of who hang on the president's every word.&nbsp;While it's unkind and inhumane to take delight in another person's suffering, there's not a thing wrong with criticizing Trump's handling of the virus and saying that in some ways he brought this on himself.Trumpists who've luxuriated in the president's cruelty should recognize the difference.Something is loading.This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author(s).Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus you'd like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Please email and tell us your story.Get the latest from Business Insider Intelligence on how COVID-19 is affecting industries.NewsletterSign up for a daily selection of our best stories daily based on your reading preferences.Something is loading.It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Trumpists love their Dear Leader in no small measure because of his talent for in .Whether he was and on the 2016 campaign trail or separating migrant children with from their parents and ridiculing during his time in office — Trump supporters can't get enough of the Dear Leader triggering the libs, or really anyone with a conscience.To his fervent supporters, Trump's is funny. It's the humorless politically correct scolds and loser Never Trumper...

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