Maybe he’s holding back for the campaign.
Double edged swords all round as the media paint Trump as the guy who won’t wear a mask and wants a return to normalcy.
If 70% of the population feel the same way, then they are just giving him free campaign ads.
On Putin, perhaps he is just following the adage, “don’t apologize, don’t explain.” Especially when you have done nothing wrong.
If anyone is confused by my response to Zhang Fei above, he quoted me from some other thread, I didn’t realize that until after I posted my response.