AP’s Lemire: Even If Trump Were To Come Out and Say Everyone Needs to Get Vaccinated, ‘I Question How Much That Will Help’

SCARBOROUGH And it s ░░░░░░░░ sad We re reading ░░░░░░░░ story after another it ░░░░░░░░ every day stories coming ░░░░░░░░ from people who are ░░░░░░░░ vaccine resistant areas who ░░░░░░░░ hospitalized some die some ░░░░░░░░ to get transplants and ░░░░░░░░ you know so many ░░░░░░░░ their family members say ░░░░░░░░ wish they had just ░░░░░░░░ the Covid shot Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ Michelle brings up a ░░░░░░░░ point Trump supporters could ░░░░░░░░ very easily Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ have very easily embraced ░░░░░░░░ and said Hey look ░░░░░░░░ happened with Operation Warp ░░░░░░░░ compare what we did ░░░░░░░░ what the Europeans did ░░░░░░░░ compare what we turned ░░░░░░░░ to Joe Biden We ░░░░░░░░ them up for success ░░░░░░░░ of course Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ have taken full credit ░░░░░░░░ it and told people ░░░░░░░░ let s go out ░░░░░░░░ and have this be ░░░░░░░░ lasting legacy that we ░░░░░░░░ beat Covid or however ░░░░░░░░ would want to say ░░░░░░░░ He had that opportunity ░░░░░░░░ some reason he s ░░░░░░░░ not walking through the ░░░░░░░░ and most of his ░░░░░░░░ now are saying they ░░░░░░░░ t want to get ░░░░░░░░ vaccine LEMIRE Yeah there ░░░░░░░░ very little commendable about ░░░░░░░░ Trump s response to ░░░░░░░░ but one thing you ░░░░░░░░ say that they did ░░░░░░░░ well is this funding ░░░░░░░░ Operation Warp Speed investing ░░░░░░░░ the companies and steering ░░░░░░░░ development in record time ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine Now the ░░░░░░░░ stages of distributing it ░░░░░░░░ another matter but in ░░░░░░░░ of creating the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ was a triumph And ░░░░░░░░ the president never really ░░░░░░░░ it There s a ░░░░░░░░ things to add to ░░░░░░░░ reason why First don ░░░░░░░░ your remember Trump repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ the campaign last year ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine would be ░░░░░░░░ before Election Day That ░░░░░░░░ course did not happen ░░░░░░░░ got its approval a ░░░░░░░░ weeks after Election Day ░░░░░░░░ Trump according to our ░░░░░░░░ was in a rage ░░░░░░░░ that believing that it ░░░░░░░░ a conspiracy against him ░░░░░░░░ they deliberately delayed the ░░░░░░░░ of the vaccine until ░░░░░░░░ election was over and ░░░░░░░░ was too late to ░░░░░░░░ his chances We know ░░░░░░░░ of course he disappeared ░░░░░░░░ closed doors for most ░░░░░░░░ the transition refusing to ░░░░░░░░ with incoming President Biden ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories that eventually ░░░░░░░░ to January 6 and ░░░░░░░░ no public events urging ░░░░░░░░ to take the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ say it was safe ░░░░░░░░ he finally took it ░░░░░░░░ and the First Lady ░░░░░░░░ Trump finally got the ░░░░░░░░ themselves they did it ░░░░░░░░ closed doors BRZEZINSKI That ░░░░░░░░ the worst LEMIRE They ░░░░░░░░ t do it in ░░░░░░░░ way where they could ░░░░░░░░ shown awareness where they ░░░░░░░░ have promoted using it ░░░░░░░░ That s just LEMIRE ░░░░░░░░ then since then we ░░░░░░░░ heard from him on ░░░░░░░░ mention that you need ░░░░░░░░ use the vaccine but ░░░░░░░░ s never been a ░░░░░░░░ throated thing Yes he ░░░░░░░░ says people should get ░░░░░░░░ vaccine it s a ░░░░░░░░ vaccine but he still ░░░░░░░░ about the vaccine in ░░░░░░░░ way like Hey I ░░░░░░░░ not getting enough credit ░░░░░░░░ this He s still ░░░░░░░░ everything through a political ░░░░░░░░ And let s remember ░░░░░░░░ is one of the ░░░░░░░░ dynamics with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ never wants to alienate ░░░░░░░░ the fringe portions of ░░░░░░░░ supporters he never wants ░░░░░░░░ cast aside anyone who ░░░░░░░░ him and that could ░░░░░░░░ white nationalists that could ░░░░░░░░ Proud Boys and in ░░░░░░░░ case that could be ░░░░░░░░ vaxxers People around him ░░░░░░░░ said that he doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to be out ░░░░░░░░ really challenging them because ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ their support And frankly ░░░░░░░░ opposition to the vaccine ░░░░░░░░ so hardened right now ░░░░░░░░ have made it a ░░░░░░░░ of their identity that ░░░░░░░░ if Trump were to ░░░░░░░░ out there and say ░░░░░░░░ everyone needs to do ░░░░░░░░ I question how much ░░░░░░░░ would actually even help.”