Did he really urge them to go get the vaccine or did he simply say, as on Fox, « I would recommend it but I know many of those who voted for me don’t want to get it and I understand that too. It’s their choice and it’s important to have that freedom ». That’s not exactly pushing people to get the vaccine whatever it takes.

Secondly, even among Trump supporters there are people who are brainwashed regarding Covid. They do think they’re going to die. We say the vaccine is very dangerous ; I’m not sure it is because people are not dropping dead and dying as soon as they get it. I’m not denying there are side effects and long term effects that we don’t know about (just to be clear : I am not getting that vaccine myself, never). But people are scared, and this is a way forward to stop being scared. Moreover, Trump has to take credit for this. He certainly cannot let Biden get away with being the one who ended Covid.