i should say i don't blame trump for this, and druff's right, we might not be in any better situation with a democrat president. i don't think this is a democrat vs. republican thing.
that said, trump's aversion to science and predisposition to thinking that the deep state is out to get him was not helpful.
we'll never know if trump would have ordered domestic manufacturers to produce ventilators sooner if he believed this threat was serious, rather than something that would miss us. maybe he would have shut down travel from anywhere, which, in hindsight, he should have.
trump telling us from the start that this is not a big deal and will not even hit us was also terrible as it may have increased the spread of the virus due to people dismissing its severity. can't prove that one though and i kind of doubt it cause no one takes him seriously.