Maryland governor criticizes Trump on virus response

The nation's governors were priming for battle against the coronavirus as early as February, but President Donald Trump's lackadaisical approach to the spreading disease hindered a national response, according to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, chairman of the National Governors Association.Trump initially was “downplaying" the threat and saying “this virus is going to disappear," despite grave warnings from top national experts, Hogan told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday."T