WASHINGTON _ On the same day President Donald Trump praised California's efforts to contain the new coronavirus, Rep. Devin Nunes in a TV interview called the state's decision to close schools "way overkill" and said he wants people to return to work over the next "week to two weeks."
His commentary countered recommendations from California Superintendent of Schools Tony Thurmond, who this week advised schools to remain closed through June, and President Trump, whose administration has urged people to maintain social distance at least through the end of April and warned that the virus could kill hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Nunes, a Republican, in recent interviews on Fox News has consistently drawn attention to the potential economic consequences of the stay-at-home orders handed down by governors.
