What I want from Donald Trump now.

We have a national crisis. Trump is the president (and what I or anyone else feels about this is meaningless). So, here is a list of things that I want Trump to do now. I would expect this from any president of either party.

1. Stop the attacks on the press and other Americans. His sole job right now is to manage this crisis. Part of that is to unify Americans of both parties to get through this.

2. Use his pulpit to talk to the American people. The presidents, and people will listen. He needs to give a message that this is serious (i.e. people need to follow the quarentine). He also needs to be realistic, that this is not going to magically go away in a short time.

3. Rise above politics to give a message of resolve and hope. As said, he can't give "false hope" (that this is going to magically resolve itself). He can give real hope, that we can come together and get through this as a nation.

4. Support the Scientific community and inform the American public. Trump can lend his voice. He can help cut through the rumors and misinformation by highlighting what is being said said by scientists and public health officials.

5. Rise above politics to work with Congress for a coherent, constructive policy to help Americans. We need clear guidelines for things like quarantine. We need government help to strengthen supply chains for important goods. We need the clear answers on issues like the future economy and unemployment assistance.

I will give Trump some credit. In the past week he has been listening to the scientific community, and he has been sending the message that this is a serious crisis. I have no problem giving Trump credit when he does something good.

These are the objective measures that I would expect from any president, and th things by which I will be judging Trump's performance in the days to come.