Trump's handling of the pandemic and his continued focus on "ratings" keeps bringing this Babylon 5 scene to mind:

"Well take this for what little it will profit you. As I look at you, Ambassador Mollari. I see a great hand reaching out of the stars. The hand is your hand. And I hear sounds, the sounds of billions of people calling your name."

"My followers?"

"Your victims."
-- Elric and Londo in Babylon 5:"The Geometry of Shadows"