No- they were not directed by Trump in this regard. Rather, the CDC et al has been guiding Trump and Pence. Remember, this is what the MSM and Liberal Establishment want-------They want Trump to listen to "experts"---which they did.---
Silly man. Nope, he will have killed more Americans than WWII by the end of the year.
I don't blame Trump, he has structural brain deformaties, it like blaming a dog for licking his balls, I blame those who don't and were stupid enough to expect anything other than impeachment and/or real disaster.
We got both.