Reps. Tom Malinowski Thomas (Tom) MalinowskiDCCC reserves new ad buys in competitive districts, adds new members to 'Red to Blue' program The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - First lady casts Trump as fighter for the 'forgotten' Hillicon Valley: Lawmakers introduce resolution condemning QAnon | US Cyber Command leader vows to 'defend forward' in protecting nation from cyberattacks MORE (D-N.J.), Dean Phillips Dean PhillipsShakespeare Theatre Company goes virtual for 'Will on the Hill...or Won't They?' US Chamber of Commerce set to endorse 23 House freshman Democrats Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips wins primary MORE (D-Minn.) and Justin Amash Justin AmashOn The Trail: How Nancy Pelosi could improbably become president History is on Edward Snowden's side: Now it's time to give him a full pardon Trump says he's considering Snowden pardon MORE (I-Mich.) introduced a one-sentence resolution on Tuesday pushing back on President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE’s claims that he has total authority over when states can begin to ease the restrictions they put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“When somebody’s president of the United States, the authority is total, and that’s the way it’s got to to be. It's total. It’s total, and the governors know that," Trump said at a press briefing at the White House on Monday.

The comments sparked bipartisan pushback.

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The resolution says “the House of Representatives affirms that when someone is the president of the United States, their authority is not total.”

"I introduced this one-sentence House resolution this morning, with @RepDeanPhillips and @justinamash. We can only pass things with unanimous consent these days, so I'm curious if anyone will object,” Malinowski tweeted on Tuesday.

I introduced this one-sentence House resolution this morning, with @RepDeanPhillips and @justinamash.



We can only pass things with unanimous consent these days, so I'm curious if anyone will object. pic.twitter.com/2MQKSAgIaQ — Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) April 14, 2020

Amash blasted Trump’s comments shortly after the remarks were made, going as far as tweeting that he is looking “closely” at launching a third-party presidential bid against Trump and that “Americans who believe in limited government deserve another option.”