Why can't Joe be more like Kim Jong-un?

propped up in his bedroom while still wearing his pajama bottoms to “speak” to reporters, the President was immediately tucked back in bed after waving to the the virtual crowd

Yes, he’s adopted the North Korean police practices, but what about COVID? What about COVID? Officials in the Hermit Kingdom have now declared victory over COVID, while their American counterparts are still dreaming up new ways to lock down the country. Why such radically different results? Leadership.

State media didn’t explicitly say that Mr. Kim, the 38-year-old dictator, had contracted the virus. But the North Korean leader had recently fallen “seriously ill with a high fever,” according to remarks made by his sister, Kim Yo Jong, at a Wednesday meeting attended by top officials.

“He did not lie down for a moment, thinking of the people he had to take care of,” said Ms. Kim, as quoted in state media.

Basement Joe can only dream of being such a leader. And he does.