Erring in the side of caution is smart. Panicking people with worst case scenario projections is not. Smart people will read between the lines anyway.
As for Trump, again, I think he is mentally unfit to be President. If a person truly believes what they say how can they knowingly be a liar? They can't. They're just mentally ill. Pence isn't perfect, but he's been very Presidential throughout this crisis and I like to see good leaders carry on.
If the American fatalities climb over 100,000, maybe Trump will retire "for medical reasons" and let Pence handle both the crisis and the election. I'd vote for Pence but never for Trump or Biden.