not that the move is political, but the repercussions are highly political. it s polarizing out of the gate. the blowback from the governors. the threats of mitigation. the team calculated they cannot get this virus under control in the u.s. without these kind of mandates. this is not i think not something he wanted to do. many big businesses are with him. many of the small businesses that are against this also have less than 100 employees and won t be impacted. the repercussions politically are huge. but i think they are calculating that the public health r repercussions will start moving the numbers in a better direction. to the point about the president who tried, said i m going to try at least to turn down the volume on polarizing. this is a 20-year or 30-year challenge to make it go away. now he s almost naming names. not quite in the speech, but he took after republican governors again today saying they re getting in the way of protecting america s school children. this is th
des desantis. he didn t need to. let me be blunt. my plan also takes on elected officials in states that are undermining you and these life-saving actions. right now local school officials are trying to keep children safe in a pandemic while their governor picks a fight with them. and even threatens their salaries or their jobs. talk about bullying in schools. it s interesting challenge in the sense that on policy, he s right. he s right. you have governor desantis in florida. governor abbott in florida. and others saying don t wear masks. don t mandate them in schools. parents should make these decisions. he s the president and likes to say i m the president. the buck stops here. he s trying to take responsibility, change his plan, but also blame others. well, and let s be fair. he has a lot of leeway to bliam