“ There isn’t a single lockdown order anywhere that has Donald Trump’s name on it.”
The only reason there is no state lockdown order with Trump’s name on it is because he didn’t have the legal ability to do so. He did issue a lot of Covid restrictions for travel and for federal employees, the military and for federal contractors. But keep in mind that the state lockdowns were based on Trump’s “guidelines” and were made largely possible by him providing the states with money. He also castigated governors who tried to end lockdowns earlier than he thought they should. So while Trump may not have signed the lockdowns, he was certainly the godfather of them.
This is simply not true. In fact, the earliest lockdown orders in my area were issued by a group of Democratic governors who complained that they weren't getting any guidance from the Trump administration about COVID measures.
We should also keep in mind that the "guidelines" the CDC issued were pretty much what I would have done at the time ... because we reached the point in March/April 2020 where even a huge cohort of pathetic, cowardly Branch Covidian Freepers were begging "Massa Trump" to help protect them from COVID.
I knew this country was doomed when I saw how many @ssholes right here on FR had the audacity to scold me for refusing to shut down my business and hide under my bed.