made them both tougher to address

[GoodTaste]

Does "made them both tougher to address" mean "made both the president and science harder to improve"?


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How COVID-19 Is Like Climate Change
Both are existential challenges—and a president who belittles and neglects science has made them both tougher to address

Source: From Scientific American
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/how-covid-19-is-like-climate-change/

 

[jutfrank]

No—both COVID-19 and climate change.

 

[Tdol]

Tougher to deal with.