Trump Often Picks Fights With Governors, But Americans Like Them More

NPR: President Trump's guidelines for "reopening" the country put the onus on governors across the country. After the president falsely claimed he had "total" authority over the states regarding when to reopen, he is now set up, politically, to take the credit if all goes well and to blame the governors if something goes wrong.

He has vacillated between praising and criticizing governors. At times he's downplayed their sometimes-pointed appeals for more resources, dismissing Democrats, in particular, as having a political agenda and not being "appreciative."

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