President Trump's factory tours could be putting workers and local areas at risk, experts say.
Then there is the risk to local government budgets. Local governments are alreadybecause of the coronavirus, with revenue down and health costs up. Some parts of the country have struggled to keep paying public employees, including health care workers and teachers.
Jenkins said the financial impact on local governments was always a consideration when the Bush administration was planning a trip. "I think they're just trying to get on the road, take him on the road for a campaign event," Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa.,"The safer thing to do would be to sincerely thank this manufacturing facility and not put anybody at risk," Dean said, adding,"I call upon the president to stay home, stay at of the way and pay attention to the guidelines that my governor has put forward, Governor [Tom] Wolf, and the guidelines of his own team.
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