I think Trump was just trying to "fix Covid" in his mind. When I look back, it was clear he was promoting basically whatever could possibly work as a treatment. He's not an MD, so logically, he was having to follow the advice of his "advisors" (the serpent Fauci, et. al). Anyway, so he was for any and all treatments that would eliminate Covid and not interfere with the election imho.
However, Fauci and team (who were already primed to roll-out the Moderna vax (remember they already SHIPPED the vaccines back in Feb '20 to trial sites so they were waiting in the wings...also Fauci was getting major $ from Moderna) began their assault on alternative therapies so as to get the Emergency Use Authorization of their already ready-to-go mRNA vaccine. *** Remember - the only way to get EUA is for there to be no other alternative treatments. ***
So, thus began the outright campaign against HCQ, Ivermectin, monoclonal antibodies, etc.
Anyway - Trump was again, deferring to his advisors, so he likely was TOLD vaccines were the best option to get out of the Covid mess. He looped-in the Department of Defense who assisted with the roll-out of the vaccines. In terms of Fast-tracking it - that was not something Trump was really involved in - that again came down to the EUA which allows for the use of experimental therapies in the face of a national emergency (or whatever we we're officially in - I can't remember what it's called but I believe we're still officially under one...).
So that's my take on it. I think Trump was "pushing" the vaccines in that he really, perhaps naively believed they were a good option. However he always stated they shouldn't be mandated. He did at times say one should take them - but I think that was just him being really mistaken and misled.
I think Trump was just trying to "fix Covid" in his mind. When I look back, it was clear he was promoting basically whatever could possibly work as a treatment. He's not an MD, so logically, he was having to follow the advice of his "advisors" (the serpent Fauci, et. al). Anyway, so he was for any and all treatments that would eliminate Covid and not interfere with the election imho.
However, Fauci and team (who were already primed to roll-out the Moderna vax (remember they already SHIPPED the vaccines back in Feb '20 to trial sites so they were waiting in the wings...also Fauci was getting major $ from Moderna) began their assault on alternative therapies so as to get the Emergency Use Authorization of their already ready-to-go mRNA vaccine. *** Remember - the only way to get EUA is for there to be no other alternative treatments. *** So, thus began the outright campaign against HCQ, Ivermectin, monoclonal antibodies, etc.
Anyway - Trump was again, deferring to his advisors, so he likely was TOLD vaccines were the best option to get out of the Covid mess. He looped-in the Department of Defense who assisted with the roll-out of the vaccines. In terms of Fast-tracking it - that was not something Trump was really involved in - that again came down to the EUA which allows for the use of experimental therapies in the face of a national emergency (or whatever we we're officially in - I can't remember what it's called but I believe we're still officially under one...).
So that's my take on it. I think Trump was "pushing" the vaccines in that he really, perhaps naively believed they were a good option. However he always stated they shouldn't be mandated. He did at times say one should take them - but I think that was just him being really mistaken and misled.