Donald Trump says he discouraged Georgia governor Brian Kemp from reopening: 'it's too soon'

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'They can wait a little bit longer,' Trump said. 'Just a bit. Not much.'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he disagreed with the decision of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to reopen some businesses in his state but that Kemp, like all governors,"must do what he thinks is right."

Kemp announced Monday that he would allow some businesses to reopen as soon as Friday, well before the May 1 deadline suggested by Trump. Included among the kinds of businesses Kemp said could open their doors are gymnasiums, barber shops, hair styling salons and tattoo shops. "I told the governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, that I disagree strongly with his decision to open certain facilities which are in violation of the Phase I guidelines for the incredible people of Georgia," Trump said during Wednesday's coronavirus task force news briefing.President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he told Georgia Governor Brian Kemp he disagreed with the governor's decision to reopen some businesses.

Kemp said Wednesday that although some businesses are reopening, things won't go back to normal right away.

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