This is true. Furthermore, Trump's lack of scientific administration during his first term with regard to covid lead to almost 200 k unecessarily dead:
"Damning analysis of Trump's pandemic response suggested 40% of US COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided"
"The US has recorded about 27 million COVID-19 cases and at least 471,000 deaths, though public-health experts have said those official tallies are likely undercounted."
