> Trump could order a nation wide shutdown if he wanted to. People are getting lost in the weeds about whether or who has authority to do what. I think that's

> Trump could order a nation wide shutdown if he wanted to. People are getting lost in the weeds about whether or who has authority to do what. I think that's less important. What matters more is cooperation between Federal, State and local. Instead of having those ENDLESS insane ad-libbed monologues at the "daily briefing", a true leader would have been too busy working non-stop with state, key city officials, disease experts, and those who can handle logistics. He could have left the daily briefing to competent spokespeople (I know that's laughable, but imagine any other administration).