President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration may extend its national social distancing guidelines until early in the summer or later.
by Kevin Breuninger and Amanda Macias
CNBC.com
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration may extend its national social distancing guidelines until early in the summer or later.
“We may, and we may go beyond that,” Trump said at a White House press briefing when asked if the federal guidelines would need to be extended at least until the start of summer.
“We’re going to have to see where it is,” Trump said. “I think people are going to know just out of common sense. At some point, we won’t have to do that. But until we feel safe, we’re going to be extending.”
Trump’s remarks came a day after multiple White House acknowledged that the U.S. would likely still be dealing with the deadly coronavirus by the fall and winter, when the flu season kicks up.