Seth Meyers’ A Closer Look segment on Monday night is a long one at 20 minutes, but it’s worth it. The Late Night host traces the wasted time between Trump’s February claim that the coronavirus pandemic would “disappear by April,” and — well, actual April. 11,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, and millions more are without income as their employers shut down. On top of this, the U.S. government is making it as difficult as possible to access support. For example, telling people to find a fax machine to apply for unemployment.
“This is not some accident of history. There’s a reason you can get a package of alcohol wipes from Amazon in 48 hours but to apply from unemployment benefits from the government you have to download MS-DOS,” Meyers says. Read more…
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