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'Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano says that President Donald Trump has no legal authority to override governors who decide not to allow religious gatherings for safety and health concerns. '
'TRUMP: "Some governors have deemed liquor stores & abortion clinics essential, but have left out churches ... it's not right. '
'So I am correcting this injustice & am calling houses of worship essential. '
'Trump could, however, “dispatch” the Department of Justice to file lawsuits challenging states where a judge could “override the governors.”Napolitano said Trump’s “threat” alone is “enough” to appeal to the president’s base. '
' I call upon governors to allow churches & places of worship to open right now" pic.twitter.com/e0VU8XeLEm — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020Sources told Politico that Trump demanded that houses of worship reopen because of slipping poll numbers among white evangelicals and white Catholics, who have been crucial backers. '
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'Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano says that President Donald Trump has no legal authority to override governors who decide not to allow religious gatherings for safety and health concerns. '
'TRUMP: "Some governors have deemed liquor stores & abortion clinics essential, but have left out churches ... it's not right. '
'So I am correcting this injustice & am calling houses of worship essential. '
'Trump could, however, “dispatch” the Department of Justice to file lawsuits challenging states where a judge could “override the governors.”Napolitano said Trump’s “threat” alone is “enough” to appeal to the president’s base. '
' I call upon governors to allow churches & places of worship to open right now" pic.twitter.com/e0VU8XeLEm — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 22, 2020Sources told Politico that Trump demanded that houses of worship reopen because of slipping poll numbers among white evangelicals and white Catholics, who have been crucial backers. '
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