While Republicans are responsible for mask bans, the Biden White House is also complicit.
They prematurely told the public to unmask in 2021, they encouraged governors to repeal mask mandates, they said states should decide mask policies, they forced workers back into offices.
The Biden White House has refused to consistently stand up for public health. The result is ceding power to Republicans at state and local level, who are exploiting a weak White House to pass reckless anti-public health policies like mask bans that put everyone’s health at risk.