[Timber Rattler]

How many individuals or business owners faced a single penny in fines or sanctions because they violated those guidelines?

There were plenty, but you have NO comprehension about how the federal/state regulatory regime works.

The state governors could not impose their dictates without those CDC guidelines being in place first. If Trump had not ordered their release on March 16, then the governors could not have legally or politically ordered their own shutdowns afterward.

Trump ENABLED them! How hard is that for you to understand?

[Alberta's Child]

The state governors could not impose their dictates without those CDC guidelines being in place first. If Trump had not ordered their release on March 16, then the governors could not have legally or politically ordered their own shutdowns afterward.

Please get informed on these things.

The first COVID-related executive order issued by Governor Ron DeSantis in 2020 was dated March 1st of that year.

In that one he cited the World Health Organization as the apparent authority in dictating Florida's public health matters.

Do you really want to go down this road?