Trump reacted late, and by the time he acted he was slamming the barn door after the horse had left (or more accurately after the horse was inside the barn). Th

Trump reacted late, and by the time he acted he was slamming the barn door after the horse had left (or more accurately after the horse was inside the barn). The virus came across on flights from Europe just as fast and just as damagingly as it did from China. You can't stop a pandemic like this at your borders. Trying to do so just prevents the flow of critical people and materials and distracts resources from more effective responses. Testing and social distancing were the steps that were needed on day one. They didn't happen fast enough and aren't happening fast enough. It is not politicizing things to state the fact that his responses have been slow and poorly informed.