He 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

He 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.