President Trump has declared his latest “us vs. them” war — portraying himself as the valiant captain overseeing insurgent governors.
President Donald Trump has declared his latest “us vs. them” war — portraying himself as the valiant captain overseeing insurgent governors.
Trump could try to punish states that don’t abide by his orders, as he did when he refused to give money to so-called sanctuary states after they refused to share information with federal immigration authorities. Governors vowed to not be deterred. And on Tuesday night, Trump similarly indicated he’d be willing to back down from his latest threat to the governors, saying he would talk to them by videoconference, likely Thursday.
“If they don't do a good job, we're going to come down on them very hard,” he said. “We’ll have no other choice.” “The president trumps the governors. That’s the reality of the system,” Gingrich said. “I strongly favor the president deciding but governors implementing.” As the coronavirus initially spread through the U.S., Trump declined to invoke a national shutdown, deferring to governors on decisions about schools, businesses and medical facilities. He eventually issued nonbinding social-distancing guidelines but only after several large states, including New York and California, had already acted.
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