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Fact Check: Can the President enact a nationwide mask mandate? By Tara Subramaniam, CNN
Updated 9:57 AM ET, Sun November 1, 2020
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Washington (CNN) In " Under Control ," a new campaign ad set to air on digital and TV nationally, former Vice President Joe Biden lays out the toplines of his plan to tackle Covid-19. Among the measures referenced in the 30-second ad are masks. Biden says, "It's a simple measure, everyone needs to wear a mask in public," while the words "Nationwide mask mandates" appear on the screen, implying that if elected, Biden would aim to mandate mask wearing across the nation. That raises a perennial question of this campaign season -- Can the President mandate that people around the country wear masks? Facts First: There appears to be no legal authority that would allow a US president to enact a nationwide mask mandate.