Donald Trump says individual governors will decide on when to reopen economy

President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned his push for ‘total’ authority to reopen the country and said he would leave the decision in the hands of the individual governors of each state.  Facing angry governors and a violation of the U.S. Constitution, the president tried to spin his decision as one of graciousness, saying he … Read more

Donald Trump says individual governors will decide on when to reopen economy

President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned his push for ‘total authority’ to reopen the country and said he would leave the decision in the hands of the individual governors of each state.  ‘I will be speaking to all 50 governors very shortly. And I will then be authorizing each individual governor of each individual state … Read more

Andrew Cuomo calls Donald Trump ‘schizophrenic’ for claiming ‘total authority’ to re-open the U.S.

Donald Trump fired back at Andrew Cuomo, warning the New York governor that states can’t ignore his power as president to order the country reopen and making a veiled threat to withhold aid to combat the coronavirus.  A battle brewed between the two men with a constitutional crisis in the making after Trump claimed ‘total … Read more

Andrew Cuomo calls Donald Trump ‘schizophrenic’ for claiming ‘total authority’ to re-open the U.S.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called President Donald Trump ‘schizophrenic’ for claiming he has ‘total authority’ over the states to reopen the country. Cuomo pointed out Trump left it up to the states to buy their own medical supplies and to issue stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus crisis, arguing the president can’t accede that responsibility to the states … Read more

‘US doesn’t have a king’: Andrew Cuomo rejects Trump’s claim of ‘total authority’ to lift shutdowns

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has rebuked President Trump’s claims that he has blanket authority to order a reopening of the country and cease stay-at-home orders, saying Monday night that the last time he checked the US had ‘a constitution…not a king’.  In a heated press conference inside the White House on Monday evening, Trump … Read more

‘US doesn’t have a king’: Andrew Cuomo rejects Trump’s claim of ‘total authority’ to lift shutdowns

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has rebuked President Trump’s claims that he has blanket authority to order a reopening of the country and cease stay-at-home orders, saying Monday night that the last time he checked the US had ‘a constitution…not a king’.  In a heated press conference inside the White House on Monday evening, Trump … Read more

Donald Trump ignores 22,129 coronavirus deaths to launch furious revenge strike on the media

President Trump showed reporters a White House-produced video during Monday’s briefing in an attempt to shame the New York Times for critical coverage of his coronavirus response.  The video, which the president said was produced by Dan Scavino, the White House social media director, showed – in the White House’s words – that the ‘media minimized … Read more

Donald Trump ignores 22,129 coronavirus deaths to launch furious revenge strike on the media

President Trump showed reporters a White House-produced video during Monday’s briefing in an attempt to shame the New York Times for critical coverage of his coronavirus response.  The video, which the president said was produced by Dan Scavino, the White House social media director, showed – in the White House’s words – that the ‘media minimized … Read more

Cuomo and governors from 5 different states break from Trump to launch coronavirus ‘council’

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday gathered the Democratic governors of five neighboring states to form a coronavirus ‘council’ to tackle how to reopen the country in a direct insult to President Trump who earlier tweeted that it was his decision and his alone.  Cuomo was joined on a televised conference call by the governors of … Read more