Chris Sununu – who was overwhelmingly reelected last month to a third two-year term steering New Hampshire – said he’s canceling next week’s outdoor public inauguration ceremony because of "public safety concerns." "For weeks, armed protesters have increasingly become more aggressive, targeting my family, protesting outside my private residence, and trespassing on my property — an outdoor public ceremony simply brings too much risk. But following last month’s election, as new cases and hospitalizations surged in the state, Sununu implemented a mask mandate. A handful of conservative state lawmakers briefly and unsuccessfully tried to launch a move to impeach the governor. Many national Republicans are hoping the governor will challenge Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan – Sununu’s predecessor as governor – when she’s up for reelection in 2022.

Source: Fox News December 30, 2020 21:21 UTC