Biden: Anyone Who Says ‘Masks Don’t Matter’ Are ‘Responsible for What Happens To Them’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says that those who downplay the importance of wearing a face mask bear the responsibility if they contract COVID-19. NBC News’ Lester Holt asked the former vice president…
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says that those who downplay the importance of wearing a face mask bear the responsibility if they contract COVID-19.
NBC News’ Lester Holt asked the former vice president during Monday night’s NBC News town hall if he agrees with a poll showing 65% of Americans believe President Donald Trump “bears some responsibility for contracting this virus.”
Biden responded, “Anybody who contracts the virus by essentially saying, ‘masks don’t matter, social distancing doesn’t matter,’ I think is responsible for what happens to them.”
The Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden also appeared to point to the president’s return to the White House on Monday evening from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
“I hope no one walks away with the message it’s not a problem. It’s a serious problem,” Biden said.
An ABC News/Ipsos poll released on Sunday also found that 72% of those polled said the president did not take “the risks seriously enough” with COVID-19 and did not take “appropriate precautions regarding his personal health.”