Comment by AlexandrB
4 days ago
It's not immaterial, but the backlash to COVID measures went far beyond Trump's position on the matter. For example in 2022 Trump was still eagerly taking credit for Operation Warp Speed, while many of his most passionate supporters were saying things like "Trump is great, except for his position on the COVID vaccine."[1][2]
[1] https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-stopped-talking-operat...
[2] https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/06/20/trump-i-dont-want...
Sure, and think about how many more lives he could've saved if he came out more vocally in favor of it, and how many more lives he could've ended if he came out more vocally against it!
He waffled, and his followers waffled too.