Biden Gives a 4-Word Response When Asked if People Should Still Wear Masks on Planes
President Joe Biden is weighing on whether he believes Americans should still wear masks on flights. During a trip to New Hampshire on Tuesday, Biden was asked, “Should people continue to wear masks on planes?” “That’s…
President Joe Biden is weighing on whether he believes Americans should still wear masks on flights.
During a trip to New Hampshire on Tuesday, Biden was asked, “Should people continue to wear masks on planes?”
“That’s up to them,” he responded.
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Biden’s comments come after Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizell struck down his administration’s mask mandate for public transportation, as IJR reported.
As The New York Times notes, “In her ruling, Judge Mizelle adopted a narrow interpretation of the authority Congress granted to the C.D.C. to issue rules aimed at preventing the interstate spread of communicable diseases.”
“The law says the agency may take such measures as it deems “necessary,” and provides a list of examples, like ‘sanitation.’ The judge wrote that this power was limited to things like cleaning property — not requiring people to take hygienic steps,” it adds.
Shortly after the decision on Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called it “disappointing” and