We ended up being the only state in the country that never once closed a single business. We never mandated any masks or vaccines. I never even defined what an essential business was because I don't believe the government has the ability or the authority to tell you that your business is an essential. (03:42–03:46)
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Asserts that South Dakota did not mandate masks or vaccines during COVID-19.
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