Shutting down was the choice of businesses, States and cities, nitwit. It was Trump's downplaying of the crisis, his lethally shitty politicization of mask wearing, super spreader rallies and lack of a coordinated federal response that wrecked the economy.
You'd think by now that you cut taxes and spend magical thinkers would learn from the recessions you hand off every 8 years.
Steep learning curve, I guess.