A Football Stadium of Dead Americans

One football stadium’s worth of dead Americans.

As of today, COVID-19 has killed over 50,000 people, roughly as many as can fit into the football stadium at Air Force Academy. Think about that the next time you drive down I-25.

Now imagine that instead of dying of a disease, these 50,000+ people were killed by terrorists while attending a football game.

How would you expect the President to respond? With empathy? Compassion? Humanity?

Now imagine that the President had knowledge of a potential terrorist attack for at least eight weeks prior to the event and that he chose to do nothing. Imagine he publicly denied the existence of the threat. Picture him holding rallies, mocking security and terrorism experts who said it was coming.

Repeatedly.

Imagine he knew the attack had begun and told people to go to the game anyway.

Now imagine that after the attack, the President blocked the roads that would have allowed First Responders to assess the damage, treat the wounded, and evacuate people in case there was a second terrorist strike. Imagine that the President mocked First Responders as they tried to save lives. Imagine him saying, “We could still watch the game if these people would just get out of the way!” and encouraging others to also block access to the stadium.

That’s where we are. This is our stadium. And, unfortunately, this is our President.