“President Trump told governors that some could begin reopening their states by May 1 or earlier if they wanted to, but backed down from his confrontation with them by making it clear that he would not seek to impose his will on when they reopen businesses, schools and everyday life,” the New York Times reports.
Said Trump: “You’re going to call your own shots. You’re going to be calling the shots. We’ll be standing right alongside of you and we’re going to get our country open and get it working. People want to get working.”
“Mr. Trump’s choice of words amounted to a significant reversal just three days after he insisted that ‘the president of the United States calls the shots’ and that he had the ‘total’ authority to decide how and when the country reopen.”
Associated Press: In nod to governors, Trump walks back “total authority” claim.
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