Chris Cuomo Blasts ‘Fringe Righties’ for Saying ‘They’d Rather Die Than Kill the Country’
CNN’s Chris Cuomo took shots at both President Donald Trump and “fringe righties” for their statements surrounding the coronavirus crisis. During CNN’s program “Cuomo Prime Time,” it opened with Cuomo pointing out…
CNN’s Chris Cuomo took shots at both President Donald Trump and “fringe righties” for their statements surrounding the coronavirus crisis.
During CNN’s program “Cuomo Prime Time,” it opened with Cuomo pointing out Trump’s hope to reopen the U.S. economy by Easter and how experts are not so sure about that.
“Based on what? No expert backed him up on the Easter call,” Cuomo said, adding, “Not one piece of science. Not one projection.”
Watch his comments below:
According to legal experts, that may prove difficult as a president has limited power order reopenings of the economy, as IJR previously reported.
Governors have issued stay-at-home orders and that is not something Trump can override, said Robert Chesney, a professor of national security law at the University of Texas.
Trump is also unable to order businesses to stay open as it is up to the state and local officials to do so, experts say.
During a Coronavirus Task Force briefing on Tuesday, Trump explained his reasoning behind wanting the country to open again by Easter.