So you've already forgotten that, weeks ago, he said the governors are in charge of their own states and the libtard media bashed him for not wanting to take any responsibility because of it?
Sigh...I know this will be a futile effort but I’ll try....
1) Pandemic is declared.
2) Governor's of the States do an analysis of the situation in their state and report back to the Federal Government.
3) Federal Government takes this input and facilitates getting the supplies required and distributes based on need.
4) Governor's continue to take stock of their individual states and give updates to the Federal Government.
5) Governor's decide when it's safest for their individual state to re-open based on the situation on the ground in their state.
How it works in Trumpland:
1) Pandemic is declared.
2) Trump goes on TV and lies about how many test kits there are and how many N95 masks are coming in.
3) Trump gets frustrated when challenged on those lies and blurts out "Hey, it's not my responsibility! It's up to the Governor's!"
4) Governor's are forced to compete against each other and outbid each other for desperately needed supplies.
5) Trump realizes that Governor's like Cuomo and Newsom are coming off much better than he is, so throws a temper tantrum and makes the ridiculous edict: "I'm the ultimate authority!!!".
6) Since Trump knows he has zero authority to decide when a state can or can't open, he doubles down on stupid and says he "authorizes" the Governor's to make their own decision.
He's a moron. It's like watching a 3-year old, it truly is. He isn't playing "three dimensional chess", he can't even play checkers.