Women make better president prime minister

At the other end of the spectrum are countries with populist leaders, who have seen some of the fastest rates of infection and highest death tolls in the world, largely due to their shambolic responses to the threat. US President Trump has been criticized not only for his slow response to the virus but also for his confusing messages during White House briefings, offering dangerous and unproven medical advice. He’s also come under fire for the country’s lack of tests and medical and PPE resources. “He is a showman,” says Fisher. “He speaks very colloquially and off the cuff and challenges the mainstream political system. It’s all part of his electoral appeal and is carefully developed.” Brazilian Prime Minister Jair Bolsonaro claimed the reaction to Covid-19 was media hysteria, stating “other forms of flu killed more than this” and fired his popular health minister for criticizing him for going out in public despite social distancing measures being put in place.

• At the other end of the spectrum are countries with populist leaders, who have seen some of the fastest rates of infection and highest death tolls in the world, largely due to their shambolic responses to the threat. US President Trump has been criticized not only for his slow response to the virus but also for his confusing messages during White House briefings, offering dangerous and unproven medical advice. He’s also come under fire for the country’s lack of tests and medical and PPE resources. “He is a showman,” says Fisher. “He speaks very colloquially and off the cuff and challenges the mainstream political system. It’s all part of his electoral appeal and is carefully developed.” Brazilian Prime Minister Jair Bolsonaro claimed the reaction to Covid-19 was media hysteria, stating “other forms of flu killed more than this” and fired his popular health minister for criticizing him for going out in public despite social distancing measures being put in place.

Bolsonaro has previously courted controversy with his statements that the devastating Amazon wildfires last year were set by NGOs, as well as racially insensitive comments against his country’s indigenous peoples. This is also a man who once remarked, “I’ve got five kids but on the fifth, I had a moment of weakness and it came out a woman.”

• Bolsonaro has previously courted controversy with his statements that the devastating Amazon wildfires last year were set by NGOs, as well as racially insensitive comments against his country’s indigenous peoples. This is also a man who once remarked, “I’ve got five kids but on the fifth, I had a moment of weakness and it came out a woman.”