In both links the Trump administration tried to cut the funding but Congress funded it anyway. Can't say that instills confidence in health leadership.
That said, calling the situation a hoax was beyond redemption.
Read the politifact. Trump said the accusations he hasn't responded are a hoax like the impeachment accusations. He never said covid was a hoax. Not sure why everyone keeps saying this. Its quite clear from his speech.
In the same speech he compared the projected fatalities to that of the common flu and said the press was in "hysteria mode." The message was very clearly from Trump. There's nothing to worry about.
He downplayed the threat and called the alarm bells a political hoax. That is the same thing as calling the threat a hoax even if he never denied the existence of the virus. A week later it was a national emergency.
That said, calling the situation a hoax was beyond redemption.