Health

I recall reading that a lot of the same demagogy we see against the various precautions being suggested and/or mandated today, you saw amid the Spanish Flu pandemic.

Hard to say how much of that was the result of Manichean politics and such intrigue. We do know, for instance, that the British crown often used destabilization to undermine rival crowns (particularly Russia's Romanovs) - but that, of course, was well before the Spanish Flu.

We also know Miami exile types were in close contact with big media outlets in Latin America in an effort to turn back the 'Pink tide' - successfully too (though often leading to more headaches, than anything useful).

So my guess is that they're keeping a close eye on Covid numbers in some of these countries, to see if these can be used against certain presidents (or not, as the case may be).

As for Trump, he has no one to blame but himself - though he never will.