Trump claims he has 'total' authority over reopening economy

President Donald Trump claimed the “total” authority to decide how and when to reopen the economy after weeks of tough social distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the new coronavirus. Trump would not offer specifics about the source of his asserted power, which he claimed, despite constitutional limitations, was absolute. “When somebody is president of the United States, the authority is total,” Trump said Monday at the White House.

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