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On the recordOctober 23, 2020
If this is his success, what's the failure look like? We're more than eight months into this crisis. The President still doesn't have a plan. I'll reach out to every governor in every state, red and blue, as well as mayors and local officials during transition to find out what support they need a go to every governors, and to mandate mask wearing in their states. And if they refuse, I'll go to the mayors and county executives and get local masking requirements in place nationwide. I'm not going to shut down the economy. I'm not going to shut down the country. I'm going to shut down the virus once we have a safe and effective vaccine that has to be free to everyone, whether or not you're insured. Yes, Mr. President, I'll listen to the scientists and I'll empower them.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden criticizes Trump's handling of the pandemic and outlines his plan to manage it, including mask mandates.

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