President Trump said Thursday the United States would not shut down in the case of a second coronavirus wave.
“People say that’s a very distinct possibility. It’s standard. And we’re going to put out the fires. We’re not going to close the country. We’re going to put out the fires,” Trump told reporters during a tour of a Ford manufacturing plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., when asked if he was concerned about a second wave of COVID-19.
Trump expressed confidence in the country’s ability to contain future outbreaks, referring to them as “embers.”
“Whether it’s an ember or a flame, we’re going to put it out. But we’re not closing our country,” the president continued.
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The decision of whether to implement fresh restrictions in the event of a second wave would ultimately fall to governors, not the federal government. Still, Trump has made clear his desire for the country to reopen in order to address the economic damage caused by COVID-19.
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“A permanent lockdown is not a strategy for a healthy state or a healthy country. Our country wasn’t meant to be shut down,” the president said. “We did the right thing but now it’s time to open it up. A never-ending lockdown would invite a public health calamity. To protect the health of our people we must have a functioning economy.”
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#BREAKING: Trump says he will not close country if there is a second wave of coronavirus https://t.co/P9HwGPYFn3 pic.twitter.com/5JoORLJXBA
— The Hill (@thehill) May 21, 2020
Actually, it’s not up to Trump to close down a state; it’s up to the governors.
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