Misinformation?
The White House insists there is no plan to bring back restrictions – dismissing the speculation as “misinformation.”
The term “misinformation” began circulating widely during the pandemic as a tool of censorship – with dissent against lockdowns and mandates classified as being against “science.” (Biden infamously said he would not introduce vaccine mandates, only to reverse course.)
President Trump made a video warning his supporters to be vigilant, saying the left wants “more censorship, more illegal drop boxes, more mail-in ballots, and trillions of dollars in payoffs to their political allies heading into the 2024 election.”
“Does that sound familiar? These are bad people,” he said.
Republicans are pre-emptively attacking mandates, with pro-Trump Ohio Senator J.D. Vance introducing a bill to ban federal mandates.
“We tried mask mandates once in this country. They failed to control the spread of respiratory viruses, violated basic bodily freedom, and set our fellow citizens against one another,” Vance said.