A Political Twist In US Epidemic

COVID-19 has been largely a health crisis with serious economic implications for the various countries around the world. In the United States, it appears to have developed a political twist with the nation’s governors uniting against President Trump who claimed early this week that he has “total” authority to decide when to reopen the economy after weeks of quarantine and social distancing.

In a press conferene at the White House, President Trump said he would decide how and when to lift the restrictions that the various state governors had imposed to stop the spread of the virus. He insisted he had absolute authority. ”When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total. The governors know that, ” he said.