Biden raises tensions with governors with vow to 'get them them out of the way' of vax mandates
Relations between Biden and GOP governors were already frayed, following a succession of administration challenges to state prerogatives across a range of issues.
Bethany Blankley
Updated: September 13, 2021 - 8:45am
A combative President Joe Biden brought simmering federal-state tensions to full boil on Thursday by threatening governors who don’t agree with his new COVID mandates, vowing he would he use his executive powers to "get them out of the way."
Within 24 hours, at least 19 governors and two attorneys general had said they wouldn't comply with his vaccine mandate and would protect businesses in their states.
"Let me be blunt," Biden said. "My plan also takes on elected officials in states that are undermining you in these life-saving actions. If they'll not help, if these governors won't help us beat the pandemic, I will use my power as president to get them out of the way."
Relations between Biden and GOP governors were already frayed, following a succession of administration challenges to state prerogatives through executive orders, new regulations, lawsuits and threats of federal intervention across a range of issues, including border protection, election integrity, land use, and public health and individual medical autonomy.
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