I agree. He got voted in with a promise to do things in a different way. Definitely not business as usual.

Now this move serves at least four purposes.

1. it's another attempt to deflect from the fact that he has bungled the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dawdling and denying throughout February and early March.
2. To deflect that he has no workable plan to get the economy back on track in a safe manner. Too many holes and weaknesses in the plan, plus no plan to start the testing necessary to document the actual spread and extent of the virus;
3. To undermine all the Governors (especially the Democratic Governors) who challenged his mistaken authority the last few days;
4. To energize his base and get them worked up since he cannot really have a regular political rally (using bully pulpit as a faux political rally).

@t1nick I entirely agree. It's horrifying to watch.

I back my State government 100 percent right now. They've been doing their best.
I hope they continue to completely ignore him. There's no other safe and sane way through this.

Agreed. From an outsider’s viewpoint he gives America a ridiculous caricature of what a lot of people think anyway. Basically, America is filled with idiotic, narcissists who have no idea that there is a world outside of their borders.

We know that’s not true but he ain’t no ambassador for his country!