Biden says he will ask Americans to mask up for first 100 days in office

President-elect Joe Biden plans to call on Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office, he announced Thursday.

Biden has long urged Americans to wear masks to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday, he put a specific time frame on what his request will be.

"Just 100 days to mask, not forever. 100 days. And I think we'll see a significant reduction" in COVID-19 infections, Biden said, according to a preview of the interview that will air Thursday evening.

While Biden wants everyone to wear masks, he will not have the constitutional authority to directly order a nationwide mask mandate.

Some experts have suggested he could tie federal funding to state mas... (Read more)

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