He also could have call them out, and déclasséd everything and shown the world what criminal scum they are, and arrested them. But thats water under the bridge now I guess.

You make a great point and I think it goes further.

The hardest part is teaching people to think for themselves. Even many people who can see the schemes have a hard time taking the next step. I'm not saying it's our responsibility to show them, but if those who know the way do not offer guidance, others cannot follow.

Plato's cave -- you can't just rip someone out and throw them into the cold, they'll run back thinking you're the devil. You have to get them to really believe they want it first.

He could ignore the subject instead of praising vaccines for 15 minutes in every speech and urging us to get it.

Exactly. I don’t even understand why people are surprised about this?? He’s been openly supportive of the vaccine since before it was even developed and has taken credit for it every chance he gets. I would even be taken aback if he suddenly came out and said “THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE!”.

There’s a lot of factors to consider before demonizing Trump for this. I think people are having extreme knee-jerk emotional reactions. They’re also forgetting that Trump has his own opinions that will not always align with their own on every single topic.