No, it was not a conundrum. By deciding to not just downplay the response but to rather actively dismiss, show contempt toward, mitigation efforts like social distancing and masks, he made it MUCH worse.
The pandemic required a national response because you can't confine the pee to one end of the pool. Science at a level that even you should be able to understand.
J6 is about accountability for the treason weasel and his treasonous enablers. So too are the Mar A Lardo FBI tourism visit and the GA grand jury looking at 'I just need x more votes', 'you're republicans, gimme a break'.