President Donald Trump praised Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s aggressive plan to allow businesses to reopen in private discussions before pulling an about-face and publicly bashing it. That is according to two administration officials not authorized to discuss the conversations.
Kemp’s order allows businesses like gyms, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to open Friday under certain restrictions. It’s one of the most aggressive plans in the nation for reopening a state’s economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Trump had been supportive but changed course Wednesday after members of his task force revisited the plan and decided it was too soon.
