No he never said fed nor was he asked fed exclusively. The question was untied States Government roles. Until the dumpbing down of education that always meant Fed, State and Local aka “These Untied States and DC”
But then when one has a bad education they are easy to trick like your were here
That is a complete fabrication of what someone would think when asked the question “In your opinion, what are the top three functions of the United States government?”
He was not asked about state roles or local roles.
He was asked about United States roles. He is running for President of the Untied States.
Do you understand what is meant by the United States?
Spin must be your specialty, but that spin just won’t fly.