I don’t know about the 10 of thousands of sodomites wipe off the face of the earth, but stopping their diseased ridden lifestyle probably would have helped, don’t need any president to tell you that.
AIDs was the first virus with civil rights. The gay community resisted efforts to contain the disease. They really have only their behavior to blame.
It was “wrong” to try to have sex clubs (called “bath houses”) closed in the name of public health safety...