even though he was fully aware of its danger (see link)...IMO this is because he was more interested in maintaining a vibrant economy for re-elecction than saving people's lives...ask yourself how many of the 1M+ lives lost in the U.S. would have been saved had he told the truth about COVID...I'm guessing at least 100,000...
Meanwhile, Dr. Fauci was totally focused on getting the new vaccines tested and available ASAP...it was only after the WHO declared a global pandemic which could not be denied, did Trump admit to a "problem"...again,..Project "Warp Speed" was launched in May, 2020...way after Trump learned of the danger (i.e. in January, 2020).
Link: https://www.npr.org/2020/09/10/911368698/trump-tells-woodward-he-deliberately-downplayed-coronavirus-threat