Donald Trump claims ‘total authority’ in fiery coronavirus press conference
Siobhan Kennedy
Washington Correspondent
In the United States – President Trump has provoked a potential standoff with state governors after claiming he has “total authority” over lockdown rules.
In the United States – President Trump has provoked a potential standoff with state governors after claiming he has “total authority” over lockdown rules.
It prompted New York’s governor Andrew Cuomo to accuse Mr Trump of ‘declaring himself King’. In an extraordinary tirade at his White House briefing, the President railed against journalists who questioned him.
This report from our Washington correspondent Siobhan Kennedy contains distressing images.
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