New York Times: Trump’s ‘What Do You Have to Lose?’ Presidency Is Rallying Again
Berry Craig
As an encapsulation of the president’s worldview, some former associates say, there is perhaps no beating the text of a campaign waiver: “guests voluntarily assume all risks.”
By MATT FLEGENHEIMER
Supporting President Trump — or even taking him at his word — has always been an exercise in risk tolerance.
“What do you have to lose?” he asked black voters in 2016, suggesting their lives were so bleak that he was worth the gamble.
“What do you have to lose?” he asked coronavirus patients this spring, suggesting their options were so few that an unproven treatment, hydroxychloroquine, probably couldn’t hurt.