WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised the “fantastic job” by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly during the coronavirus pandemic as the Republican-controlled state Legislature prepares to limit the Democratic governor’s emergency authority.Trump joined Kelly and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, both chief executives of states with major food processing sectors, for a one-hour meeting in the White House Cabinet Room. Kelly thanked the president for sending in a “CDC swat team” when outbreaks began to threaten Kansas’ massive meatpacking plants.Kelly said the resources “really helped us set ...
