I think the Democrats were less prepared for it than anyone. That’s why you saw the dumbest applications of mass stupidity in their own states and other jurisdictions. New York State — and New York City in particular — may have been the biggest clown show in the nation by April 1st of that year.
But the media had it covered. No matter what Trump did they attacked.
Don’t allow Chinese into the country? He’s racist.
Let Chinese in? He’s getting people killed.