Negotiations on re-opening church services in MN in flux after Trump comment

Negotiations about allowing religious services to resume in Minnesota are apparently in a state of flux after President Trump demanded local officials reopen churches, synagogues and mosques for Memorial Day weekend and if they don’t he’ll “override” them. But it’s unclear whether the president has the power do that, his press secretary saying, “that’s up to the governors.” Governor Tim Walz has been in discussions with Catholic Archbishop Bernard Hebda after the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis announced Thursday that public Masses will resume next Tuesday despite the governor’s order — and some Lutheran churches announced similar plans. There were initial indications that the governor might have some sort of an announcement this afternoon, but those plans have been shelved for now.