President Trump's surprisingly public rebuke of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's reopening plans is contributing to decisions by some governors to take a slower approach in opening businesses in their state, Republican officials in a half-dozen states told CNN.
"No governor wants to endure the same wrath as Brian Kemp," a top adviser to a Republican governor said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid drawing similar ire from the White House."We all watched that very carefully and no one wants to be called out like that by the President," another aide to a Republican governor said.
In many ways, the Trump-Kemp dynamic is unique to Georgia, given the underlying politics and relationship between the two, but the President's message still stung.This week, as several governors are set to outline plans for the next steps in reopening businesses in their states, Trump's angry admonition stands as a potential warning.In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster signaled Sunday he intended to move slower than his actions first indicated last week.
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