On the recordApril 12, 2020
When you say my authority, the president's authority. It's not mine, because it's not me. This is --
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transcripts.cnn.comDonald Trump: “When you say my authority, the president's authority. It's not mine, because it's not me. This is --”
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Trump asserts that the authority of the President is total regarding state orders.
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