Trump throws Georgia’s GOP gov under the bus on reopen order: ‘I disagree strongly’
At Wednesday’s White House coronavirus press briefing, President Donald Trump threw Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) under the bus for moving to reopen several high-risk businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic — even though he had spent weeks sending out signals to GOP governors that he would like for the lockdowns to end.
“I disagree strongly, with this order to reopen some facilities,” said Trump.
He added that Kemp has to do “what he thinks is right,” but “I think spas and beauty salons and tattoo parlors and barber shops in phase one … is just too soon.”
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Pres. Trump says he told Georgia Gov. Kemp "I disagree strongly with his decision to open certain facilities,” but he has to do “what he thinks is right.”
“I think spas and beauty salons and tattoo parlors and barber shops in phase one…is just too soon.” https://t.co/wjquLjjCUB pic.twitter.com/LVXZfcABtf
— ABC News (@ABC) April 22, 2020
Mary Trump's upcoming tell-all book alleges that President Donald Trump's sister did his homework and friend and fellow University of Pennsylvania graduate, Joe Shapiro, took his SATs for him.
ABC News reported Wednesday that Pam Shriver, Shapiro's widow, said that he would never have done something like that.
"He always did the right thing, and that's why this hurts," said Shriver.
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Kayleigh McEnany says she has no ‘data’ on whether Tulsa rally increased COVID — but city official says it likely did
At Wednesday's White House briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was confronted with the fact that President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma led to an outbreak of COVID-19 cases. Her reply was to plead ignorance: "I have no data to indicate that."
However, according to a health official in Tulsa, the pattern of cases indicates it is "likely" that it did just that.
"President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa in late June that drew thousands of participants and large protests 'likely contributed' to a dramatic surge in new coronavirus cases, Tulsa City-County Health Department Director Dr. Bruce Dart said Wednesday," reported Sean Murphy for the Associated Press. "Tulsa County reported 261 confirmed new cases on Monday, a one-day record high, and another 206 cases on Tuesday. By comparison, during the week before the June 20 Trump rally, there were 76 cases on Monday and 96 on Tuesday."
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New Hampshire Republican officials aren’t interested in attending Trump’s upcoming rally
President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that was supposed to be massive, but one of the main problems that came up for the team is that thousands and thousands of people signed up for tickets, who never attended. This time, they think they've figured it out, said the New York Times.
"Campaign officials believe they will be able to prevent the kind of ticket prank that helped turn Mr. Trump's rally last month," the report said, noting that the crowd was a "far smaller event than expected — but they still can't say for sure."
"Registering for a rally means you've RSVPed with a cellphone number, and we constantly weed out bogus numbers," campaign spokesman, Tim Murtaugh said. "These phony ticket requests never factor into our thinking. What makes this lame attempt at hacking our events even more foolish is the fact that every rally is general admission — entry is on a first-come-first-served basis, and prior registration is not required."
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