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Trump says governors should be opening up states
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
Even as coronavirus cases increase across the United States -- and as members of his administration encourage some states to reverse their reopenings -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that some governors need to loosen restrictions.
"I really do believe a lot of the governors should be opening up states that they’re not opening," Trump said, without specifying which states should be opening.
The message doesn't align with what members of the White House coronavirus task force have advised governors in states where cases are increasing. Health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx have said states with spiking case counts should close bars and indoor restaurants, among other restrictions.
Trump offered a more optimistic view, saying that rapid development of a vaccine and therapeutics to treat coronavirus would help spur an economic resurgence.
"I think the recovery’s been very strong," Trump said.
