'I don't know why the president said it,' Cuomo said. 'It's not legal. It's a total abrogation of the Constitution—10th Amendment specifically says power to the states.'
Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has rejected President Donald Trump's claim of total authority over states' decisions to re-open businesses shuttered amid the coronavirus epidemic.
However, when MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes asked Cuomo whether that statement was true, Cuomo said,"No, that is not true. I don't know why the president said it. I don't know why he would take us down this path.... It's not legal. It's a total abrogation of the Constitution—10th Amendment specifically says power to the states."
When reporters at Monday's briefings asked about which constitutional provisions give Trump executive power to override state governors, Trump replied,"Numerous provisions," but didn't name any.
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