Trump Says He’ll Speak To All 50 Governors And Will Be ‘authorizing’ Reopenings. States Disagree On His Role

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump embraced a less confrontational tone with the nation’s governors Tuesday, asserting he wouldn’t “force” states to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic a day after he claimed he had “absolute authority” to do so. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/14/coronavirus-governors-not-trump-have-total-authority-re-open/2989205001/

Trump Ends US Aid to WHO, Says Not Enough Done to Stop Virus

The secretary-general of the United Nations says now isn’t the time for the U.S. to withhold financial support from the U.N. health agency, the World Health Organization. https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-15/trump-ends-us-aid-to-who-says-not-enough-done-to-stop-virus

Global Coronavirus Cases Near 2 Million

On Monday evening, President Donald Trump used the daily White House coronavirus briefing to air his grievances, telling reporters that “everything we did was right.” https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-14-coronavirus-news-n1183181