(CNN)"In a president, character is everything," . And therein lies inability to meet this American moment.Noonan referred, , to the human qualities behind successful leadership in the White House. Empathy, courage, vision, decency, candor -- these traits have yielded the presidential moments that resonate through history.The evident absence of those qualities in Trump leaves him uniquely ill-equipped to handle the intertwined challenges of a , and that the nation now faces. The results have inflamed enmity, division and hardship across the nation.Consider some of the signature events that...…(CNN)"In a president, character is everything," . And therein lies inability to meet this American moment.Noonan referred, , to the human qualities behind successful leadership in the White House. Empathy, courage, vision, decency, candor -- these traits have yielded the presidential moments that resonate through history.The evident absence of those qualities in Trump leaves him uniquely ill-equipped to handle the intertwined challenges of a , and that the nation now faces. The results have inflamed enmity, division and hardship across the nation.Consider some of the signature events that...WW…

Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — urged Americans eight days ago to brace for the “toughest week” of the – but for Trump himself, the week ahead may well be tougher.That’s because, even as the death toll keeps rising, so have . Good news makes it harder to hold the line on those restrictions as the outcome of America’s war against coronavirus remains uncertain.That paradox has produced intense cross-pressures inside the White House. Business interests, economic advisers and Republican conservatives that has halted normal life and ; public health authorities warn that...…Analysis by , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — urged Americans eight days ago to brace for the “toughest week” of the – but for Trump himself, the week ahead may well be tougher.That’s because, even as the death toll keeps rising, so have . Good news makes it harder to hold the line on those restrictions as the outcome of America’s war against coronavirus remains uncertain.That paradox has produced intense cross-pressures inside the White House. Business interests, economic advisers and Republican conservatives that has halted normal life and ; public health authorities warn that...WW…

Analysis byLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The last time an incumbent president lost reelection – , in 1992 – an “it’s the economy, stupid” campaign theme took him down. Unemployment then was hovering around 7.5%.In the calamitous spring of 2020, that sounds like a long-lost boomtime. The Labor Department last week . Administration economists warn US output may plummet at a 40% annual rate in the second quarter.Those staggering measures of economic suffering do not guarantee that will meet the same one-term fate as Bush, who lost to Bill Clinton. But they underscore the uphill fight...…Analysis byLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The last time an incumbent president lost reelection – , in 1992 – an “it’s the economy, stupid” campaign theme took him down. Unemployment then was hovering around 7.5%.In the calamitous spring of 2020, that sounds like a long-lost boomtime. The Labor Department last week . Administration economists warn US output may plummet at a 40% annual rate in the second quarter.Those staggering measures of economic suffering do not guarantee that will meet the same one-term fate as Bush, who lost to Bill Clinton. But they underscore the uphill fight...WW…