Governors to Have Final Say in Re-opening States; Trump Unveils New Virus Guidelines
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Trump Guidelines to Reopen Economy Will Let States Decide: ‘The Buck Stops with the Governors’
The Trump administration’s guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy will give recommendations to state governments on when to relax business closures, effectively recognizing that the final decision rests with individual governors.
“The buck stops with the governors,” a senior administration official involved in development of the guidelines told the Wall Street Journal. During a conference call with several state governors on Thursday, Trump also emphasized that governors will have the authority to reopen local businesses when they see fit.
“You’re going to call your own shots,” Trump said, according to...
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Trump completes reversal, telling govs 'you are going to call your own shots' and distributes new guidelines
President Donald Trump unveiled new guidelines on Thursday meant to help states loosen their social distancing restrictions, but in a retreat from his onetime claim of "absolute authority" to restart the economy, he told governors on an afternoon telephone call it was their decision on when and how to reopen.
"You are going to call your own shots," Trump said, according to a person familiar with the conversation. "I've gotten to know almost all of you, most of you I've known and some very well. You are all very capable...
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Trump calls on governors with "beautifully low" coronavirus numbers to reopen on May 1 
President Trump told governors on a conference call today that he wants to begin to reopen the U.S. economy on May 1.
He called on governors with low coronavirus numbers to begin to reopen their economies on May 1, with the caveat that states should go at their own pace.
"You states with beautifully low numbers, let's get your states open and get back to work," Trump said, according to one person on the call and one person familiar with the call.
The White House distributed a document...
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