He wasn’t making a lot of sense and it looked like he was riding a wave of consensus mixed with political considerations. Never suspected that he was turning down scientific events in favor of being on the tv 24/7. I wonder how many opportunities were missed as a result to get this thing under control? Well, at least we got a vaccine in record time.
You do not rise to the top of a bureaucracy through scientific rigor.
You rise by courting favor, inside politics, and delivering what the power structure wants.