Crisis Leadership Needed

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Doris joined CNN New Day hosts Alisyn Camerota and John Berman ahead of the first 2020 presidential debate between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump to discuss the importance of presidential leadership in times of crisis as President Trump seeks reelection amid the coronavirus pandemic, the economic upheaval and the fight for racial justice. “When you’ve got ordinary times as one of FDR’s aides said, you can stick the president in a picture frame and talk about a whole bunch different things. But when a crisis comes—which means people can no longer handle it on their own—they look to the president for guidance. They want national direction, they want him to take responsibility. They want to feel that they’re all in it together, that they’re sacrificing together for the collective good. That’s what presidential leadership has to show in a time of crisis,” says Goodwin. Hear more of the conversation here.

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