Trump is set to announce a new task force that will focus solely on whether the administration should extend federal social distancing guidelines past May 1 or attempt to reopen parts of the country to blunt the economic consequences of the pandemic.
But the federal social distancing guidelines his administration rolled out March 16 are not mandatory. Governors may be influenced by the Trump administration, but the decision to lift stay-at-home orders and open schools will ultimately be theirs to make.
"First and foremost, states currently retain power to decide who stays home and for how long," according to . Sen. Rand Paul and Rep.Thomas Massie, both Kentucky Republicans, quickly slammed the governor's announcement as an overreach.Trump has acknowledged a desire to"reopen" the country has at times put him at odds with the advice from public health officials. The makeup of his second task force, which he said will include prominent business leaders, could signal his latest thinking.
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