> Trump was trying to secure the scientists’ work exclusively, and would do anything to get a vaccine for the United States, “but only for the United States.”

At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's goal was to get everyone to dislike the US, out of some misguided sense that "if you're good, everyone hates you, therefore if you make everyone hate you that means you're good".

Is he seriously trying to profiteer off the pandemic?