Maryland

Does this happen if there wasn't all the publicity about the order extending to Barron's private school?

That publicity arising from Barron's school being affected gives the MoCo order a high enough profile that Hogan has an opportunity to score points with the evangelical crowd by countermanding it. I suppose it may also butter up Barron's mother's husband, but the Fanta Menace may be losing some of his grip on the party loyalists in the near future.