Biden Implores Americans To Wear Masks To Slow the Spread of COVID-19

President-elect Joe Biden reportedly plans on calling governors and mayors once he is sworn in to encourage them to implement mask-wearing mandates to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

In the meantime, he is making a plea to the American people to voluntarily wear masks in the absence of a mandate.

On Monday, Biden said, “It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Where you stood before election day. It doesn’t matter your party, your point of view. We can save tens of thousands of lives if everyone would just wear a mask for the next few months. Not Democrat or Republican lives, American lives.”

He continued to provide examples of average Americans whose lives could be saved by wearing masks. He added, “So, please I implore you, wear a mask. Do it for yourself. Do it for your neighbor. A mask is not a political statement, but it is a good way to start pulling the country together.”

Biden went on to tell Americans that the purpose of wearing a mask is not to limit their personal freedoms or “take something away from you.” Instead, he said it is “to give something back to all of us: a normal life.”

“The goal is to get back to normal as fast as possible. And masks are critical in doing that. It won’t be forever, but that’s how we’ll get our nation back,” he said.

He went on to argue that if Americans embraced masking wearing, it could facilitate the return of sporting events, birthday parties, holiday gatherings, and a strong economy.”

He continued, “It doesn’t matter whether or not we always agree with one another. It doesn’t matter who you voted for. We are Americans and our country is under threat.”

And he called on Americans to “rise above our differences” and “do the same thing that generations of proud Americans have done when faced with a crisis.”