DeSantis: 3 Years Later, Biden Still Pushing ‘Failed’ Fed COVID Policies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State Address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 7, 2023. Cheney Orr/AFP via Getty Images

On March 16, 2020, President Donald Trump and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) issued “15 Days to Slow the Spread” of COVID-19, guidance that “advised” individuals and businesses to adopt social distancing measures such as working from home and closing many retailers and restaurants.

Citing that guidance from the CDC, many states and local governments that had not already imposed pandemic restrictions on businesses, schools, and public gatherings did so.