The mixed messaging was the latest from a president whose remarks from the White House podium have frequently raised eyebrows, including most recently a suggestion that disinfectant could be injected to treat patients with COVID-19.
Trump sought to walk back his disinfectant comments on Friday, claiming somewhat unconvincingly that he had been speaking"sarcastically."
He said he was"happy" about being allowed to reopen his store in an Atlanta strip mall, where most establishments remained closed."If I don't cut hair I don't make money," Edwards said."We're being safe, we're being clean, it's all you can do."Other shops followed more rigid rules.
Eden Lio, a restaurant hostess and bookbinder who lost both her jobs in the crisis, was nonetheless participating in the rolling protest. With the state's infection numbers and deaths rising, she said it was"irresponsible" to allow businesses to open now.
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