Sen. Rand Paul dissented from President Trump’s claim that he has “total” authority over states.

Without naming the president, the Kentucky Republican argued against Trump’s claim that he has absolute power over governors to reopen states that have ordered businesses, schools, and other entities to close to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

“The constitution doesn’t allow the federal gov’t to become the ultimate regulator of our lives because they wave a doctor’s note. Powers not delegated are RESERVED to states & the PEOPLE. If we dispense with constitutional restraints, we will have more to worry about than a virus,” Paul tweeted Tuesday.

The constitution doesn’t allow the federal gov’t to become the ultimate regulator of our lives because they wave a doctor’s note. Powers not delegated are RESERVED to states & the PEOPLE. If we dispense with constitutional restraints, we will have more to worry about than a virus — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) April 14, 2020

During Monday’s briefing on the pandemic, Trump said, “When somebody’s president of the United States, the authority is total. And that’s the way it’s got to be. It's total. It’s total. And the governors know that.

"They will agree to it," he said of governors. "But the authority of the president of the United States, having to do with the subject we’re talking about, is total."

Paul joined other Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, in publicly disputing the president's claim.