In the past week, two videos have appeared showing the presidential nominees of the two major political parties in action. Each is grimmer than the last. They are indescribable — they have to be viewed in full to be comprehended, preferably one after the other for full effect.

Here is the first, a video of President Donald Trump spectacularly failing to understand basic concepts which are critical for any leader steering a country through a major public health crisis to grasp:

.@jonathanvswan: “Oh, you’re doing death as a proportion of cases. I’m talking about death as a proportion of population. That’s where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc.”@realdonaldtrump: “You can’t do that.”

Swan: “Why can’t I do that?” pic.twitter.com/MStySfkV39

 — Axios (@axios) August 4, 2020