> What made them believe the US public was willing to socially distance in the first place? Was that backed up with data or was it another baseless assumption?

> What made them believe the US public was willing to socially distance in the first place? Was that backed up with data or was it another baseless assumption? Maybe all of the other examples of Americans coming together against a common threat from the last couple of centuries? The messaging wasn't consistent. The POTUS ranted and raved on Twitter ad nausium about how its all a hoax.