ANALYSIS: The reversal highlights the limits and pitfalls of Pres. Trump's response, as he has sought to simultaneously assume national credit for successes while shifting blame to the states as shortfalls in the nation’s preparedness have been exposed.
At the daily briefing on Tuesday, Trump said “the day will be very close” for some states to be reopened, while indicating that there will be an individual plan for each state.'s complete reversal in just 24 hours from claiming “total” authority over the nation’s governors on reopening their states -- to then saying the decision was up to them -- marked a stunning switch.
For example, Trump on Monday said it was within his presidential powers to override governors in deciding whether and how a state should reopen. Some governors around the country had already begun to forge ahead in creating statewide and regional plans, in partnership with other governors, in setting the terms for an envisioned loosening of guidelines as the virus wanes.
“When somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total," he said."That's the way it's got to be.” He said there were “numerous provisions” that granted him the authority to order a state to reopen its economy, although he and the White House have not cited any. President Donald Trump makes remarks during a meeting with Healthcare Executives in the Cabinet Room of the White House, April 14, 2020, in Washington D.C.Then on Tuesday, in what could be seen as face-saving language, the president said he would"be authorizing each individual governor of each individual state to implement a reopening, and a very powerful reopening plan of their state at a time and in a manner as most appropriate.
“I leave it up to the governors. The governors know what they’re doing. They’ve been doing a great job,” Trump said on April 3. “I like that from the standpoint of governing, and I like that from the standpoint of even our Constitution.”
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