"I would do everything possible to make it required that people had to wear masks in public," Joe Biden said Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden said in a Thursday television interview he would require wearing face masks in public to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"The one thing we do know — these masks make a gigantic difference," Biden said."I would insist that everybody out in public be wearing that mask." "I would do everything possible to make it required that people had to wear masks in public," he added.More: Fauci wears a mask as a 'symbol' of what 'you should be doing' amid coronavirus pandemic
Trump called masks a"double-edged sword" in an interview with the Wall Street Journal last week and has retweeted posts making fun of Biden for wearing one.
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