ADADSo why is there still Republican opposition to mandating that Americans wear masks? AD“Our civil rights are being trampled,” a Joplin, Mo., resident told her city council recently as it debated a mask mandate. Store owners have been spit at and retail employees harassed when they’ve asked customers to wear masks. It seems those who don’t want to wear masks really don’t want to, which officials of all stripes worry will lead to unnecessary conflict. ADIn a June interview with the Wall Street Journal, reporter Michael Bender asked the president: “Do you feel like people wear masks to show their disapproval of you?

Source: Washington Post July 17, 2020 16:33 UTC