Engage with the enemy in battles where you have overwhelming force whenever possible. To engage in battle where you do not have the superior force invites defeat.

If you apply this to narratives, Trump did not have the force to defeat the medical industrial complex. Thus he did not engage in that battle. If anything he used their force against them by pushing for the vaccine faster and harder than they expected. It was an aikido move.

Now that there is nearly adequate narrative support he is in a better position to destroy them. Furthermore, he can say that he was fooled too, just like the majority that got vaxed.

Trump knew about HCQ etc early on. He knew about Fauci early on as evidenced by his signing the animal protection bill and the picture of him holding a beagle. It now comes out he was pushing to get Fauci fired. He knows more than he says.

There were losses, but the battle as it came was un-winnable. It is now winnable even though at great cost. It is like chess. Some pieces are lost to win the war. It hurts, but it is dealing with the reality of narrative warfare.