The media continues to ignore the fact that “any publicity is good publicity as long as they spell your name right.” After initially handing the job of dealing with the coronavirus to Mike Pence, President Trump has kept himself in the spotlight and the headlines every day.

Bad times will count against Mr. Trump only if people hold him responsible for them. He’s making sure that they see the coronavirus as caused by the Chinese, so he can become the wartime leader against a vicious and unpredictable foe.

And the polls during the 2016 election showed that 40 percent of voters never considered voting for anyone else. They were undisturbed by anything he said or did. They are still there, and it only takes a few more to make him the winner in 2020.

Louise Russell

Westfield, N.J.

To the Editor:

President Trump’s approval numbers are rising as he is on TV every day surrounded by some of this nation’s most impressive physicians — and even sounding at times a tad more presidential. Of course, he can’t help going off script, making bizarre claims when irked by a reporter’s questions.

More important, Joe Biden is sidelined. Whatever traction he was gaining during the primaries is now lost. Maybe he can get it back if things return to normal during the convention season over the summer, but, ironically, returning to normal during the summer will help Mr. Trump by allowing him to try to claim that he is the “savior” of mankind. Good grief!