It’s a slippery slope. Checks and balances are there for a reason, if he steps in on a federal level and takes away state authority he’s going to have states coming after him in court probably threats of cession so on and so forth. Also keep in mind the situation is not the same in all states so what’s good for NYC is probably way overkill for say Nebraska.
how is a single state supposed to leverage against a nationwide medical company to obtain ventilators or medical supplies. The federal government should be mobilizing to seek companies who can support this effort and distribute them to states who need them.
Also, states can’t borrow money in regardless of the credit market ....the federal government can. The goal of a nation’s leader should be the safety and security of its population. How can a nation exist without a healthy working population. Trump and his administration doesn’t know where to start and doesn’t want to look bad asking for help