Facts First: The President does not have 'total' authority over coronavirus restrictions. There is no legislation that explicitly gives the President the power to override states' public health measures.
Washington President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Monday that, as President, he has"total" authority to decide to lift restrictions governors have imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
"When somebody's the President of the United States, the authority is total, and that's the way it's got to be," Trump said at a bitter White House coronavirus briefing.Trump then said:"The authority of the President of the United States having to do with the subject we're talking about is total." And after speaking about local governments, he said,"They can't do anything without the approval of the President of the United States.
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