Facts on the ground, public reaction and rejection (especially now that the rejection is based on science, not on emotion), and as mu ch time as it takes to sink in or the next crisis overtakes this one.
I think he gets it, but is not free to move about because the public is really really gullible.
Sometimes, I REALLY think he gets it (how can he not?) and other times I think he’s completely bamboozled by these 2 frauds all for the 2 pronged attack of destroying America and ushering in a vaccine.