WASHINGTON, April 23 — US President Donald Trump yesterday said he strongly disagrees with Georgia's aggressive push to re-open its economy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, saying it's “just too soon” to lift some restrictions. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican and...
US President Donald Trump leads the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington April 22, 2020. — Reuters pic
“It's just too soon. I think it's too soon,” Trump said. “They can wait a little bit longer, just a little bit — not much. Because safety has to predominate. We have to have that.”But Trump at his daily briefing on the pandemic largely projected optimism in the nation's battle against the virus. He said he was encouraged to see other states begin to open up their economies and ease restrictions.
In response, Kemp on Twitter praised Trump's leadership but said the state would move forward as planned. “I said it was going to be more difficult and potentially complicated because we're going to have flu and coronavirus circulating at the same time.”
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