Economics
Trump’s Coronavirus Claims Collapse When Met by Limits on Powers
- President retreats from ordering governors to reopen states
- Threat to forcibly adjourn Congress latest test of authority
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President Donald Trump said Monday he had the “ultimate authority” to dictate to states how to reopen their economies, and that he’d craft his plans with advice from a council of top business, medical, and political leaders.
By Wednesday, both claims fell apart. He retreated from ordering governors to reopen, after constitutional scholars and even some conservative Republicans said it was beyond his power. And he backed away from an economic council, announcing he’d hold a marathon series of calls with business leaders instead.