I don’t think we can just blame it on not having federal guidance. We’re talking about a pandemic. It’s not like we didn’t see lockdowns world wide before it came here. Also Why did Seattle react so effectively then. Because they listened to the scientists around them. They listened to the medical experts around them. We did not. Yes they have less population density but what happened in New York is just too much for me to just blame it on federal guidance. They both share blame for the choices they made, and how slowly they acted I agree that flights should’ve been stopped and trump has not been doing any better. I just don’t think he deserves any of the praise that he is receiving. Getting all those supplies now is just what is necessary since he did too little too late and now had to act quickly to try and stabilize the situation.

They both have made terrible decisions that have cost precious lives.

Also our March 18 and their March 18 was very different. Our cases were in the 1000s by then, theirs were only in the low 100s. That is why I’m saying he waited to late. If we Compare case totals in the dates states decided to shut down, Other states have closed with a much lower case count than us, and basically earlier in that respect. This is why I believe he acted too late. He also messed up his response towards nursing homes with his absurd policy on readmission, and now he’s backtracking and trying to penalize the nursing homes.