Trump claims 29 states may reopen in next few days, declines to say which ones.

Citing no evidence, the president claimed that 29 states would soon be ready to begin the process of lifting social distancing measures meant to halt the spread of COVID-19

President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that as many as 29 states could begin to lift the social distancing measures imposed to stop the spread of COVID-19"relatively soon" under new guidelines for restarting the now-stalled American economy.

The new guidelines, which the White House said were intended to begin"opening up America again," lay out three separate phases in which the mitigation strategies imposed over the last month can be relaxed depending on a number of vague"gating criteria," but leave most responsibility—and potential for blame if anything goes awry—on individual state governors.

"I think 29 states are in that ballgame not open enough for opening, but I think they'll be able to open relatively soon," Trump said. "I'd rather that say that, but you'll be seeing it very soon. I mean—I'd rather have the governor be able to Governors be able to announce, and they're very proud of it," he said.

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