President Trump said he 'strongly disagrees' with Georgia Gov. Kemp's decision to allow businesses like barber shops and nail salons to reopen, a day after he praised him during the White House briefing.
Trump said of Kemp's plan:"I think spas, beauty salons and tattoo parlors and barbershops ... it's just too soon.""Safety has to predominate," he added.Kemp tweeted Monday
:"Due to favorable data & more testing, gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers, nail care artists, estheticians, their respective schools & massage therapists can reopen Friday, April 24 with Minimum Basic Operations." The governor's decision has been widely criticized by mayors in Georgia as premature, as well as by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a top Trump ally. Graham said Wednesday night that he agreed with Trump's take.
"I have great respect for Governor Kemp and believe that future re-openings can occur rather quickly but we must get Phase I right," Graham said in a statement.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said at Trump's briefing Wednesday:"If I were advising the governor, I would tell him he should be careful. And I would advise him not to just turn the switch on and go. ... There is a danger of a rebound.
Asked about Kemp's barbershop and tattoo parlor plans Tuesday, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said:"If there's a way that people can social distance and do those things, then they can do those things. I don't know how, but people are very creative."
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