Published 19:00 IST, May 23rd 2020

Trump slams guvs for deeming liquor shops as essential but not allowing churches to reopen

Trump told reporters that governors have deemed liquor shops as essential services but are not allowing churches and synagogues to reopen.

Reported by: Vishal Tiwari
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US President Donald Trump on May 22 warned goverrs to reopen places of worship or else he will override m. Trump while talking to reporters at White House said that goverrs have deemed liquor shops as essential services but are t allowing churches and synagogues to reopen and assured Americal public that y are going to be opening up soon. 

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"Today, I just spoke to CDC. We want our churches and our places of faith and worship; we want m to open. And CDC is going to be — I believe today y’re going to be issuing a very strong recommendation. And I’m going to be talking about that in a little while. But y’re going to be opening up very soon. We want our churches open. We want our places of faith, synagogues — we want m open. And that’s going to start happening. I consider m essential, and that’s one of things we’re saying. We’re going to make that essential," Trump was quoted as saying on official White House website. 

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"You kw, y have places “essential” that aren’t essential, and y open. And yet churches aren’t allowed to open and synagogues and — again, places of faith — mosques, places of faith. So that’s going to — see that — you’re going to see that," Trump ded furr.

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COVID-19 in US

United States is gearing up to reopen country with Donald Trump being on forefront of that demand. Trump is reportedly keen on reopening country because of upcoming presidential polls in vember this year. United States remains worst affected country in world when it comes to coronavirus pandemic. As per figures by Johns Hopkins University, United States has recorded 1.6 million confirmed COVID-19 cases so far, of which over 96,000 people have lost ir lives. 

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19:00 IST, May 23rd 2020