20 Worst Events of 2020 — And, It Ain’t Over, Till It’s Over!

Do we want four more years of Trump’s awful Ameri-karma?

2 min readOct 13, 2020

This article presents a chronological list of some of the terrible trials and tribulations that the American people have faced in 2020 — far from the perfect vision that the 20/20 moniker implies. We continue to endure the fallout from some of these dreadful events. I have outlined these below with my own headers but linked each to actual coverage — relating to their respective issues — in prominent national publications. It’s a checklist for Americans as they head to the polls, so that they can make informed decisions as to whom they would like to see lead our country for the next four years:

1. Trump acquittal in impeachment trial: January 16 — February 5

2. Worst stock market and oil price crash ever: February 20 — April 20

3. Raging coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: March 11 — ongoing

4. U.S. states forced to lockdown: March 19 — June 10

5. COVID-19 recession grips U.S.: February — ongoing

6. Food bank lines across U.S. in pictures: March — ongoing

7. The egregious murder of George Floyd in police custody: May 25

8. “Law & order” bullhorn used to undermine BLM protests : May — September

9. Peaceful protestors tear-gassed to enable Presidential photo-op: June 1

10. California wildfires — record levels of death and destruction: June — ongoing

11. Russian bounties on U.S. troops in Afghanistan — military backlash: June — ongoing

12. Trump uses White House for RNC activities: August 27