Once again, unable to offer a even sliver of defense for Trump. His staunchest defenders would be rendered silent if profanity weren't allowed.
First, I'm not president. Haven't ran for president, and therefore have had no reason to have a "plan" for such things. But for simplicity's sake, take me out of the equation. Pretend I'm just as clueless as Trump, one who danced Fauci dances with nurses and got in line with Trump and Jimmy Kimmel to get shot up. Go back to that timeframe here in the LAC. No one trusted Fauci. All these random message board people knew not to trust Fauci, but the leader of the free world didn't know? Tell me someone is an idiot without calling them an idiot.
Same with the vaccine. There were few - if any - LACers who were eager to get Trump's vaccine. To the contrary, all or virtually everyone here said there was no way they'd take it. Yet Trump trusted. Trusted probably isn't the right word, more like "championed". Worse, he still hasn't sniffed out that his killshot is dooming millions to an early grave, still claiming he saved tens of millions of lives.
2nd, were I to run for president, I'd do my best to find an expert in every major sector of the economy, and especially in the largest sector, healthcare. Trump had no one he could trust? 18 months of campaigning for President, and he had no outsider to advise him not to trust "2 very smart people" when they came to tell him to shut the country down? It took Rand Paul like 5 minutes to figure out Fauci, but Trump didn't until he'd already put him out front on the CV podium? Once more, tell me someone is an idiot without calling them an idiot. Or maybe just a trojan horse.