President Donald Trump reignited his feud with Democratic state governors less than a day after claiming he's had a 'good relationship' with them.
, out of more than 222,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19 respiratory disease.
Trump incorrectly claimed on Monday that he had the ultimate power to decide when to reopen the country before reversing that position on Thursday when he announced he would defer to governors but was providing a set of guidelines to help shape their strategies “I’ve dealt with them a long time and we’ve had a great relationship,” Trump said. “Democrat, Republican — the relationship has been good.”
Cuomo didn’t mince words in his response to the president’s tweets during his live press briefing on Friday, calling Trump’s reversal a “graceful 180.”
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