Nobody could have predicted it.

[Renew Deal]

It's hard to search before Clinton, though we know Reagan's response to AIDS was catastrophic.

Bill Clinton (1998)

Clinton set the wheels of government in motion, and the result was the first federal government effort to marshal resources in preparation for a pandemic, including the creation of the National Emergency Medical Stockpile, which stowed vaccines and medical gear in secret locations around the country. Bernard was appointed as the first official on the National Security Council whose sole job was to focus on health threats.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/clinton-trump-20-years-boom-mostly-bust-prepping-pandemics-n1182291

George Bush (2005)

Obama (2014)

During a 2014 speech, then-President Barack Obama warned about the need for the US to cast aside partisan differences to prepare for an upcoming pandemic.

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/04/10/barack-obama-2014-pandemic-comments-sot-ctn-vpx.cnn

[Hoyt]

1. I'm not sure we were better prepared under any of the 3 Admins mentioned above.

But, I’m sure they would have responded better than trump; particularly, with respect to feeling they were doing everything possible to save lives and minimize damage. Not quite as sure about George war bush; because, he might have attacked the wrong virus.

[Renew Deal]

2. I'm not optimistic about his response if we go by his response to Katrina, but...

The idea that nobody could have predicted it is BS.