Former Vice President Joe Biden called for a nationwide mask mandate to help fight the spread of COVID-19.
“Every American should be wearing a mask when they’re outside for the next three months at a minimum,” Biden said.
"Let’s institute a mask mandate nationwide starting immediately and we will save lives. The estimates are we will save over 40,000 lives in the next three months if that is done," Biden emphasized.
Biden added that "when I get occasionally confronted with a person in public about wearing a mask, I say look, this is America, be a patriot. Protect your fellow citizens. Protect your fellow citizens. Step up. Do the right thing. Do the right thing."
However, President Trump said last month, he’s leaving it up to state governors to decide whether or not to implement an order requiring people to wear masks in public.