Even ignoring the lockdown, there are a myriad of things that the federal govt could have done vastly better, yet failed or did the worst possible thing. Prepa

Even ignoring the lockdown, there are a myriad of things that the federal govt could have done vastly better, yet failed or did the worst possible thing. Preparation: not only failed to prepare, but dismantled agencies, fired/left empty key posts, de-funded key programs. When first briefed on the threat, not only failed to start steps to stockpile key resources such as masks, activity reduced stockpiles by helping 3M sell overseas. Reaction: Ignored, then actively downplayed the seriousness of the threat for months, silenced scientists, actively promoted false & sometimes deadly 'cures', actively turned mask-wearing from a simple & useful precaution to a partisan political statement, claimed science-based measures were opposition party ideas to tank the economy. Actively impeded states from getting necessary gear - literally having federal agents seize shipments at loading docks, still unaccounted for =my state literally borrowed an NGL team airplane to fetch shipments of PPE from overseas so it could get to hospitals. Ongoing: Deliberately rediced & slowed testing capability because the leader thinks that having more positive test results will hurt his reelection chances - would literally prefer people go undiagnosed & untreated than hurt his campaign. Policy now seems to be turning ti "just live with it". Nevermind the failure of leadership on the lockdown - every federal decision on this topic has, at best, focused improving on superficial appearance for the person occupying the president's chair, even if it actively undermines actual results. It is a rolling disaster, now exponentially growing again.