But as COVID hit the United States hard, Trump finally got more on board with his own policy, as I already stated. He was angry about Beijing’s handling of the virus, and the impact it was having on America. I suppose it was also easier to blame them for allowing the pandemic to spread in the early days, rather than taking responsibility for how he mishandled it over the course of a year. Lastly, he also wasn’t going to let Joe Biden outflank him when it came to getting tough on China.
