LIVE BLOG – CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE:Sununu says he, not Trump, makes the call on church reopenings
Update: Friday, May 22, 4:50 p.m.
Governor Chris Sununu says it’s up to him — and not President Trump — to decide when churches will be allowed to reopen in New Hampshire.
Sununu made the comments Friday in response to the president’s demand that governors across the country reopen churches by this weekend. Trump said he would “override” governors who refused.
“It’s the governor’s decision. It’s the governor’s decision of course and that’s why I think he said ‘look when the CDC guidance comes out, take a look at the guidance and see what might be possible.’ That’s the approach we’re going to take.”
Trump also said allowing state liquor stores to remain open, but not churches, was an injustice. Sununu disagreed, saying the two are completely different situations.
– Jason Moon