====== The Defeat Despair and Inspire Hope Campaign ======
In 2020, [[:Donald Trump]] appointee [[:Michael Caputo]] headed a $300 million public awareness advertising campaign telling the public to "defeat despair" and "inspire hope".((September 25, 2020 | [[:Politico]] | [[https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957|‘It’s like every red flag’: Trump-ordered HHS ad blitz raises alarms]])) It is unclear what if any impact the campaign made, though the national mood was not good enough to get Trump re-elected.