They did a lot of damage, and probably as much damage as policymakers have done in the modern history of this country. We stood against all of them, and we were right to do so. Many states had mask mandates. Yeah, We never mandated masks. In the state of Florida, you had some local jurisdictions that did. So what I did, I used my clemency power to say, no penalties for wearing a mask or not. It's your choice. (05:06–05:12)
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Asserts that the state of Florida never mandated masks, though some local jurisdictions did.
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