President Trump's guidelines for "reopening" the country put the onus on governors across the nation. After the president falsely claimed he had "total" authority over the states regarding when to reopen, he is now set up, politically, to take the credit if all goes well and to blame the governors if something goes wrong.

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/20/837737368/trump-often-picks-fights-with-governors-but-americans-like-them-more