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President Donald Trump on Monday set the stage for a showdown with the nation’s state governors, claiming it was up to the federal government to decide when to restart economic activity in the wake of Covid-19.
Gov. Phil Scott disagreed and said states — not the president — would decide when Vermont businesses could reopen and his “Stay Home” order lifted.
On Monday, the president appointed a new task force dedicated to getting people back to work and opening businesses and said the federal government would determine when states lift orders imposed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Scott pushed back at a press conference Monday.
“It didn’t take federal action to spur us into action and it’s not going to be the federal government that determines when we take appropriate steps here in Vermont,” Scott said.
Gov. Scott: Trump won’t decide when to lift Vermont Covid-19 restrictions
Scott said state officials, not the president, will make the call when to lift the 'stay home' order.
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My Republican governor who does not support trump.