Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that he would use federal power to require Americans to wear face masks in public -- a move that would mark a significant intervention by the federal government and could see considerable pushback from states. I would insist that everybody in public be wearing that mask,” he said. “I would do everything possible to make it required the people had to wear masks in public,” Biden said. A number of states require mask-wearing in public when social-distancing is not possible, while a number of others merely recommend Americans in their states wear masks. “And then they don’t know how they caught it?”CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAny federal mandate that people wear masks would likely stir significant opposition, considering that state mandates have proved controversial.

Source: Fox News June 26, 2020 13:07 UTC