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By March 15, the Trump operation was no longer just underestimating the crisis; it was chasing it. The result was a widening gap between the scale of the emergency and the quality of the federal response, with real-world consequences showing up in schools, hospitals, and state capitals.
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States and cities were moving toward shutdowns on March 15, but the federal response was still scrambling to match the pace of the outbreak. The result was a growing gap between the scale of the emergency and the White House’s confidence-heavy posture.