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That he is promoting the vaccine now doesn't ignore the fact that his anti-vax, anti-mask stance while in office essentially drove that movement.

There are numerous [1] points [2] where he could have changed [3] things and saved many many lives but decided it would help him politically to do the opposite.

The anti-vax movement is a monster he created, fed and hoped would net him a re-election. That it's turning on him now (that he's no longer in office) is sad but predictable.

[1] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-downplaying-virus-mock...

[2] https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/02/politics/donald-trump-coronav...

[3] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/calendar-confu...



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