Definitely was. Just not sure this should be one of the things pegged on Biden. Trump was not typical brazen Trump on this issue either. His biggest contributions were ridiculous suggestions like drinking hand sanitizer. His lack of leadership in this area left a huge void for Fauci and, as you mentioned, "blue state" leaders, to go overboard and lock everything down.
When Trump was faced with a real crisis, he froze. And if he thought liberals, and guys like Fauci were diphshits, why did he let them control the decisions and the narrative. In the biggest, and most important moments of his Presidency, he was weak as shit. Trump is literally the mouthy rich kid that talks shit non stop, then walks away and lets his body guards take beatings for him.
What is Trump going to do when America plunges in to an actual real recession as he's taking office? When the biggest percentage of his supporters are the ones that end up getting hit the hardest, and they start to lose their jobs and houses? My guess is he freezes again, and others will be forced to fill that leadership void. Does Trump get the blame when that happens?
They're both such ridiculously bad options for what we're facing right now.