It is safe to say that they were wrong about everything from the start and frankly, Trump was wrong as well. He relinquished his presidency to Fauci and we are still paying for it.
I have to agree with you. He underestimated the swamp, the medical industrial complex just waiting for some sort of medical emergency to pounce on and flex their muscles, and the power of the propagandist media. His being a germaphobe was an Achilles heel for him as well.
But I cannot blame him unjustly due to all of the great work he did in less than 4 years. He was mostly alone in his tasks with everyone out to get him.