Trump probably doesn’t want to wake that sleeping giant of an issue.
If he keeps taking pokes at DeSanctus, the latter, if he chooses to run, might come out swinging with a massive roundhouse from the right.
It’s completely irresponsible for Trump to try to sweep gain of function under the rug, but since his administration restarted the practice, that Obama of all people had suspended, but he’s due some serious questions on it. I doubt he has an acceptable answers, either.