n0 > In short, he was set up to get a lot of credit for very little work. And then he absolutely blew it.
you are right but may be not.
RIGHT: I agree that Trump could have created an image that people would have liked. Biden is doing exactly that: first declared a low goal of vaccinating 1 mln per day – at the time it was already almost achieved, then waited for the top rate of 3 mln per day, reported publicly on the maximum rate. The rate slid down by half, but this does not affect the image with friendly press. We are still doing great, baruch Hashem, – same rate as UK overall, only behind Israel. Israelis were vaccinating 1-2% of population (in doses) for 2 months, while US for 3 days. My point is that Biden got all PR from this.
NOT RIGHT: But look at Israel, Bibi vaccinated the country first in the world, from a very difficult position – a small country that did not have Pfizer as a local company, and in a difficult political relationship with Europe. Not just negotiating w/ Phizer, but also delivery: it took Israel 2 months to get to 80% of population (in doses), and US and UK – 5 months.
How many votes did Bibi get out of this stellar performance? nothing, as people find other excuses and explanations. So, were Trump perfect, he would be accused of something else. At the same time, we need to appreciate that he focused on important things, like vaccines.
March 3, 2020 Trump meets Curevac CEO, an American. In a week, Germans fire the CEO for seemingly agreeing to move company to US. Papers make fun of Trump’s rudeness. Result – Curevac gets almost no funding and is doing Phase 3 right now ….