Cuomo offers Trump a history lesson after ‘total authority’ claim
New York reports 778 new virus fatalities in 24 hours, pushing the total near 11,000
14 April 2020 - 22:13
New York — US President Donald Trump was wrong on constitutional grounds in claiming he had “total authority” on plans to lift the lockdown in the states, New York governor Andrew Cuomo said.
Cuomo said on Tuesday at his daily Covid-19 briefing however, “I will not engage in it.” The leaders had traded barbs earlier over Trump’s statement on Monday claiming “the ultimate authority” to lift restrictions in the US...
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