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No. The policies do get implemented at the state level, but they flow from the federal level. The coordination begins with the feds.
What I remember is Trump climbing on a plane at Davos in January, 2020 and proclaiming, "It's just one person coming from China. We have it under control".
And then, restricts travel from China, but forgets about the 40K or so American citizens flying home in a panic, with no means for testing, quarantining, or mitigation....basic steps.
Then, he spends the next two months golfing, tweeting, and holding his bullying pep rallies the night before each Democratic primary.
Coordination and guidance, but the actual choices and implementation are left to the States.
I remember Democrats saying the same things.
Also, what everyone else was doing.
Dems encouraged people to congregate at things like Chinese New Year to avoid "Asian Stigma"
Most of what Trump initially did was blessed by Fauci. Are you saying Fauci was wrong?