Coronavirus: How much power does Trump have?
Apr 15, 2020•11 min
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Episode description
President Trump's claim that he has total authority over states to override their decisions on when to reopen their economies has been widely panned by legal experts as unconstitutional. POLITICO's Josh Gerstein explains why. Plus, the US plans to halt funding to the WHO. And California considers how to reopen schools in the fall.
Josh Gerstein is a senior legal affairs contributor for POLITICO.
Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Read more: ‘Flat-out wrong’: Conservatives clobber Trump’s ‘total' power boast.
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