Ohio governor says now-reversed face mask mandate was 'a bridge too far'

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Ohio governor says now-reversed face mask mandate was 'a bridge too far'
By Justine Coleman - 05/03/20 09:38 AM EDT

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Sunday that a now-reversed mandate for everyone, including customers, to wear face masks at businesses during the coronavirus pandemic was “a bridge too far.”

“It became very clear to me after we put out the order that everyone in retail who walked into a store as a customer would have to do that, it became clear to me that that was just a bridge too far,” he said on ABC's "This Week." “People were not going to accept the government telling them what to do.”

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Ohio governor says now-reversed face mask mandate was 'a bridge too far'
By Justine Coleman - 05/03/20 09:38 AM EDT

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Sunday that a now-reversed mandate for everyone, including customers, to wear face masks at businesses during the coronavirus pandemic was “a bridge too far.”

“It became very clear to me after we put out the order that everyone in retail who walked into a store as a customer would have to do that, it became clear to me that that was just a bridge too far,” he said on ABC's "This Week." “People were not going to accept the government telling them what to do.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/495847-ohio-governor-says-his-now-reversed-face-mask-mandate-was-a-bridge

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He made it clear that, though the vast majority of Ohioans have complied with the orders and suggestions (and rightly so), there was a significant backlash to this one so he reversed it.

Throughout this process DeWine has been listening to business owners, manufacturers, the medical community, and the people.... both in the shut downs, and in the ways to open things back up.  He has been attacked from both sides, some saying things should open up right away, some saying things are moving far too fast.

Protests have been permitted, churches have not been closed (though most pastors have been considerate and loving enough to stop mass gatherings), but lives have been saved because of the cooperation of intelligent, freedom-loving Ohioans.