President Donald Trump says he told Georgia's governor that he “disagreed strongly” with his decision to reopen some nonessential businesses that had been shuttered to contain the coronavirus. Speaking at a White House briefing Wednesday evening, Trump said he told Gov. Brian Kemp that he had misgivings over the governor’s plan, but would not stand in his way. Trump says the Republican governor is doing “what he thinks is right.” Kemp’s decision has been questioned because the state has yet to show continuing progress with tracking and testing for the virus.
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FILE - In this Saturday, March 21, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington. Trump seems intent on being the public face of the effort against what has become the most serious challenge for a president in a reelection year. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Posted at 11:36 AM, Apr 22, 2020
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