Trump was deceived and held hostage by the “experts”. He was presented with computer projections of millions of deaths unless mitigation protocols were imposed. Even Trump, despite Russia Russia Russia and Ukraine impeachment couldn’t grasp that a CCP-deep state conspiracy to get rid of him was occurring.
Even if he had thought that was going on it would have been nearly impossible to fight the “experts.” The media was ginning up the hysteria to monumental levels. The Democrats would have filed another impeachment and the Senate would have removed him from office for it.