According to Jefferey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute, top military officials told President Trump on March 20, 2020, that the Wuhan virus was a very dangerous bioweapon they had created.
They also told him they had a countermeasure (an antidote) that was almost ready for release because it had been in production for twenty years.
According to these officials, the countermeasure would stop the virus cold, and Trump would go down as a hero for ordering its distribution.
President Trump listened to their advice and ordered the emergency operations.