If we take the premise of the article, that Trump was anti-mask and Fauci was pro-mask (although slower than we would have liked, either by mistake or by political pressure) - I'm referring to the truth being pro-mask, what Fauci, the WHO, and the CDC ended up advocating for.

See my sibling comment, our government and our Fauci's were strongly anti-mask too.

The article, and this site is very US centric. The issue is much broader ( and/or deeper ).