BREAKING: President Donald Trump announced that he was designating churches, synagogues and mosques as “essential places that provide essential services” as the nation continues to combat the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump
announced Friday that he was designating churches, synagogues and mosques as “essential places that provide essential services” as the nation continues to combat the coronavirus, despite lacking legal power over state governance. “Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out houses of worship. It’s not right,” Trump said. “So I’m correcting this injustice by calling houses of worship essential.”Trump has previously attempted to wield his authority over state governors, particularly those who have criticized him, but legal scholars sayTRUMP: "Some governors have deemed liquor stores & abortion clinics essential, but have left out churches ... it's not right.
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