Biden Calls Texas, Mississippi Ending Mask Mandates a ‘Big Mistake'

President Joe Biden condemned the news that both Texas and Mississippi were ending their mask mandates and reopening as officials try to contain new strains of the coronavirus. “We are on the cusp of fundamentally changing the nature of this disease… and the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, everything is fine, take off your masks,” Biden said. “It still matters.”