There was nothing that Trump was going to do when it came to Covid that was going to be right. When early on he blocked any travel from China, the right decision, IMO, the Democrats and the media attacked him for that. In hindsight, there were mistakes made and things that could’ve been done differently. But that’s in hindsight. I want to know what will be different when the next pandemic hits. Governments did what governments naturally will do and that is use a crisis to expand their power
You're talking about "right" in the context of avoiding a negative political reaction, which is how I think Trump viewed "right" as well.
But that's the entire problem - what's "right" should based on what is best for the citizens of the country, not what is best for avoiding political attacks. The fact that Trump did not view it that way is the entire point.
There were some governors - DeSantis among them - who looked at the available evidence, decided that the recommendations of the federal government were wrong, and did what they thought was right for their states - the reaction of the MSM and social media be damned.
DeSantis in particular became the focus of leftist and MSM criticism because Florida has the third largest state in the country, and with the largest population of elderly. He was actually called a
murderer for defying federal recommendations, opening up his state, and not following masking recommendations.
The point is that DeSantis was willing to take all of that criticism because he was determined to do what was right for the citizens of his state. Trump didn't get that same level of criticism from the left regarding COVID because he instead chose what to do was "right" for his own political future. And he actually admits it!