Joe.My.God. LGBT News
Raw Story reports:
At President Donald Trump’s latest White House coronavirus task force briefing, reporters pressed him on his claims that he can reopen the economy, pointing out that the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution clearly leaves the matter to state governments.
Trump’s response was to utterly deny this was the case — and to insist that he had the ultimate authority to decide the issue. “When somebody’s the president of the United States, the authority is total … and the governors know that,” said Trump. “The authority of the president of the United States is total.”
Trump says the authority of the president is “total.” (Reporter checks US constitution) This is not true.
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) April 13, 2020
.@kaitlancollins to Trump: “You said when someone is President of the United States, their authority is total. That is not true. Who told you that?”
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) April 13, 2020
Trump says his authority is “total.”
Republicans called Obama a dictator for trying to give Americans healthcare. I wonder how they’ll feel about a declaration of “total power” now that the president is a Republican.
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 13, 2020
Trump is asked what provisions in the Constitution give him the right to re-open the country. Trump says “numerous provisions” and offers to provide a list. He doesn’t actually name any provisions. The Constitution largely gives states the authority to regulate their own affairs.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 13, 2020
“I have the ultimate authority,” President Trump says on the decision to reopen the country. https://t.co/P9xId2OutH pic.twitter.com/qZiBhdUYUU
— ABC News (@ABC) April 13, 2020
.@kaitlancollins tells Trump it’s not true that he has “total” authority here. Trump, again not responding directly, says, “We’re going to write up papers on this…the governors need us one way or another…”
She asks who told him he has total authority. “Enough,” he responds.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 13, 2020
CNN chyron FTW. pic.twitter.com/CiGXN9tW5o
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) April 13, 2020
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— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) April 13, 2020