Refused for months to endorse basic measures like mask wearing, undermined his own doctors, gave political cover to people protesting lockdowns (the "LIBERATE" tweets, among many others), repeatedly pretended that it was just a flu and would go away on its own, repeatedly and unnecessarily politicized the whole thing by using racially charged language ("kung flu", "China flu", etc), gave guidance and timelines that were based on his own hopes and political ambitions rather than the advice of experts, treated press briefings like a reality show, using them to speculate about miracle cures rather than platforming people who knew what they were talking about.

Never mind the absolute fiasco around supply stockpiles and the management of testing, most of which ended up dumped onto governors even after splashy announcements gave the impression that a national strategy was coming.

So yeah, reality absolutely bears out that the Trump administration's handling of covid was a complete fiasco, and that many, many fewer people could have died if it were done better.

But somehow this is all no big deal to the political movement that once lost its mind over Obama's so-called "death panels."