President Donald Trump is set to tour a medical supply distributor in the political battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday as he pressures the state's Democratic governor to move faster on reopening.
confirmed 707 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday for a total of 58,698 cases. The Keystone State, which has seen 3,943 people die from the coronavirus, has the sixth-most confirmed cases in the U.S.
Trump responded tweeted that the state should"Be safe, move quickly!" even as members of his own coronavirus task force warned against lifting restrictions too fast. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases,that he's concerned about states easing social distancing orders without taking adequate precautions, which could trigger a new deadly outbreak.
In response to the president's comments, Wolf said he didn't"know how you stay safe and move quickly." He said he is looking at a more"measured" approach and those defying state orders are acting"in a most cowardly way." Trump has sparred with Democratic governors in recent weeks, including Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Washington state's Jay Inslee, as he pressures states to lift restrictions that have crippled the U.S. economy and left millions jobless.
The Trump trip was never scheduled because the company expressed safety concerns, said an administration official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss security concerns.
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