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This is odd and some modern newspeak to me. Trump was pro vaccine and went on about how they would get vaccines out at record time while he was being actively m
by namelessoracle 5y ago
This is odd and some modern newspeak to me. Trump was pro vaccine and went on about how they would get vaccines out at record time while he was being actively mocked by medical doctors that could never happen. And you had Biden and his admin saying they would be hesitant to take the vaccine.
It wasn't until the companies waited until right after the election (almost immediately, and the timing set off all kinds of alarm bells for a lot of people) to announce the vaccine was ready that the narrative flipped, and even then I dont seem to recall Trump personally being skeptical of the vaccines. Do you have a link to that?
- t-writescode 5y agoHe never outright said that the vaccine wasn't a good idea, but he was against lockdowns and generally reduced the concern about the virus. A large part of the president's job is delivering messages to the public; and, overall, Trump's message is "nothing to fear" - which was accurate in the sense that he was throwing resources at getting a fix, but HORRIBLY INACCURATE when it comes to the personal efforts people could do to protect everyone. There's a reason that Red States didn't lock down as much and had higher case rates per capita, in general, and still do. The 12 disinformationists may have the most to blame about the anti-vaccine statuses; but the president didn't do any favors.
- namelessoracle 5y agoThis is alot of words to repeat what i said. He never came out against vaccines and even supported them recently (to right wing ire). He clearly views their existence as a credit to him and will likely campaign on that point in 2024.