You may recall that President Trump put Vice President Pence in charge of Fauci & company...
Who in our government signed this contract?
Thank you. I do recall, and thought his place at the podium ineffectual at best. The podium was of course dominated by Fauci and Birx, and, as we know from hindsight, so much was total invention.
I will not "blame" Trump for the "warp speed" mess, which was no doubt constructed for him. When either accepts a prevailing narrative or pushes against. The climate of fear in that time was so overbearing that some of us here on FR were harshly assailed by those also blindsided, but willing to "toe the line."
Over many months I commented with sourced materials and "showed my work," while the "atmosphere" assailed. I can only imagine what it must have been like for Trump in that time. Daily briefings and all the tales of abject terror unless "we" .....