I’m pretty sure that Trump and his cronies will be claiming that this was a fake pandemic soon. They’re already planning to challenge the official death numbers, and pretty soon you’ll see red states refusing to update/release numbers on a regular basis post “reopening”.
Case in point—Arizona governor Doug Ducey. First, he acknowledges the case load is growing and says stay at home will be extended 2 weeks. Then he reverses himself, switches to a different model when Trump decides to visit, and says salons, retail and restaurants will be open by next week now that cases are “declining”. Oh, and those Arizona universities modeling a growing caseload? He told the public health department to cease all collaboration with them. Of course, when media got wind and people complained he shifted again.
I’m not sure of the mental gymnastics required for Trump to first claim Coronavirus was a Democrat hoax, then claim he called it a pandemic before anyone else, and then claim it was fake again...but I’m sure he can pull it off with the people who matter to him.