Most Americans agree with measures to fight the pandemic that Trump claims ‘real people’ want to see end

Let’s just note at the outset that the national effort to curtail social interactions with an eye toward limiting the novel coronavirus pandemic came from President Trump himself.

“My administration is recommending that all Americans, including the young and healthy, work to engage in schooling from home when possible,” Trump said on March 16. “Avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people. Avoid discretionary travel. And avoid eating and drinking at bars, restaurants and public food courts. If everyone makes this change or these critical changes and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus.”