You are of course correct. Then president Trum said lockdowns are great for the economy and we must continue to lockdown. He wasn't trying to push for reopening and talking about reopening every chance he got.

The first sentence should perhaps be: President Trump pushed for reopening but met resistance at the state level by certain states. He knew extended lockdowns would be bad for the economy and this country, but the federal government doesn't have absolute power over the states.