Republican Senators Call For Quick Reopening Of Parts Of The Economy
Trump initially said that he wanted states to relax their strict social distancing measures on or before May 1. On Monday, he claimed that he alone as president had the power to force states to do so. The following day, he struck a more conciliatory tone during a news conference in the White House Rose Garden. “I will be speaking to all 50 governors very shortly,” Trump said, “and I will then be authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening and a very powerful reopening plan of their state in a time and a manner as most appropriate....