How did Emperor Nero get away with fiddling while Rome burned ?
Well, the fawning media decided that to criticise him would be tantamount to politicising a crisis (a real no-no), so he was allowed to continue unquestioned.
[Joking apart, there are lots of links to be found on this episode - something to interest you during this tiresome but necessary lockdown. Here is just one example :-
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/07/nero-didnt-fiddle-while-rome-burned/ ]