In a primetime address on the pandemic’s first anniversary, President Biden told Americans that if they do their part there's a possibility they can gather with friends and family members for barbecues by Independence Day.
But in a nation deeply divided over how people should conduct their lives amidst COVID-19, the president's remarks quickly came under scrutiny amid the ongoing debate between advocates of a more robust nanny state versus those who are eager to return to pre-Covid normalcy.
"It was a bizarro speech ... in this bizarro world where we're all still desperately afraid of the coronavirus, where cases haven't fallen 90% since January and hospitalizations 70%, where, you know, we know exactly who's at risk from this and how most of us are at very, very low to no risk from this," Berenson said.
That was the most bizarre speech from any US President I’ve ever seen.
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) March 12, 2021
Does Biden know about all the open states?
He says everyone must get the vaccine & we might get to have a BBQ with our families on July 4th.
Should we tell him most of us have been doing that the past year?
If you’re waiting for permission from the chief executive to celebrate Independence Day with your family, you clearly don’t grasp the concept of Independence.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) March 12, 2021
So Biden says that if we're good little boys and girls, we can get together in small groups by July 4. Here is his CDC this week: pic.twitter.com/1yzofkYvLs
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 12, 2021
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