The idea is to pin the economic damage on something (governors' stay at home orders) that make it Not the President's Fault, even though it really wasn't the P

The idea is to pin the economic damage on something (governors' stay at home orders) that make it Not the President's Fault, even though it really wasn't the President's "fault" in the first place (as seen by systemic failure to weather this crisis mostly worldwide). But this overreaction is necessary to protect the President's strongman image.