Download or read book Impact of Politics on Public Trust of COVID-19 Communications written by Veronica Orozco and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although it has been more than a year since the declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic, the politicization of the crisis was evident almost immediately. When former President Trump initially denied the severity of the disease, his supporters followed his lead while those from the opposing party were more likely to agree with health experts. The tendency to base decisions on political cues known as motivated reasoning created an additional crisis for government communicators tasked with trying to mitigate the spread of this disease. This proposal explores the literature on how partisan politics influenced public trust in government and their ability to manage the pandemic. The learnings have implications for government communicators as they continue to manage the current pandemic and future crises.