In fact, I didn't even define what an essential business was in our state, because I don't believe governors have the authority to tell you that your business is an essential. We never issued a shelter in place, never mandated anything such as masks. What I did is I stood up in front of my people and I said, I'm going to trust you. I'm going to let you use personal responsibility to make the best decisions for your family's health. (15:22–15:27)
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Asserts that South Dakota did not issue shelter-in-place orders or mask mandates.
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