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The White House finally declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020, but the move landed after weeks of testing breakdowns and public confusion. Trump tried to present the decision as a bold escalation, yet the backdrop was a federal response that had badly lagged the spread of the virus.
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The White House finally declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020, but the move landed after weeks of testing breakdowns and public confusion. Trump tried to present the decision as a bold escalation, yet the backdrop was a federal response that had badly lagged the spread of the virus.
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The White House finally declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020, but the move landed after weeks of testing breakdowns and public confusion. Trump tried to present the decision as a bold escalation, yet the backdrop was a federal response that had badly lagged the spread of the virus.
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