[NorthMountain]

I honestly don’t think trump had anyway to stop blue states or any state from locking down

No, nor did he have any way to FORCE them to lock down either.

That is a rather pathetic dodge, though. Failing to abide by, or outright rejecting, "Federal Guidelines" on ANYTHING is a very risky move for any State or Local government. Very few State or Local officials are willing to do it. The Fauci/Birx "guidelines" which led to State officials ordering lockdowns etc. came out on Trump's watch. He can't entirely dodge responsibility.

As for RFK Jr. ... He's running as a democRAT. What the heck do you expect him to say?

[Dilbert San Diego]

I don’t understand the political controversy here.

RFK is a Democrat. Broadly speaking Democrats were in favor of lockdowns and restrictions. How does this help politically with his people , to blame Trump for lockdowns which Democrats supported?

[FreeReign]

That is a rather pathetic dodge, though. Failing to abide by, or outright rejecting, "Federal Guidelines" on ANYTHING is a very risky move for any State or Local government. Very few State or Local officials are willing to do it. The Fauci/Birx "guidelines" which led to State officials ordering lockdowns etc. came out on Trump's watch. He can't entirely dodge responsibility.

You blame Trump but excuse the governors.

Both Trump AND the governors didn't want to take the risk of rejecting CDC guidelines written by MD's.