And there are plenty of bad actors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Anthony Fauci being apparently just one of them. Indications are that the COVID-19 virus is one that has so far not been found in nature. And it is becoming more and more evident every day that Fauci was involved in the funding of "gain of function" research - without Trump's knowledge or approval. According to The Federalist, Fauci indicated as early as 2012 that "gain of function" research was worth the risk of a pandemic.
I am not an Obama fan by any means, but it was Obama who, to his credit, stopped "gain of function" research in 2014. But Fauci was determined to start it up again and did so in 2017 - again, without Trump's knowledge or approval.
https://thefederalist.com/2021/05/28/fauci-in-2012-gain-of-function-research-into-bat-viruses-is-worth-the-risk-of-a-pandemic/
https://centipedenation.com/first-column/investigative-journalist-discovers-how-dr-fauci-restarted-gain-of-function-research-after-trump-took-office-without-senior-officials-knowing-about-it/
This is one of many reasons why Senator Rand Paul ( also a doctor) is on the warpath against Fauci.
He didn’t restart it alone.
He had allies who essentially were in the habit of opposing Trump and deceiving him.
Carter couldn’t trust his own party, riddled as it was with McGovernite radicals and worse. Trump has nearly his whole party AND the government itself against him.
Had Carter had Trump’s abilities — rather than being Carter — the McGovernites might have been toast, well burnt without butter.