WASHINGTON – White House took a swipe Monday at efforts by Gov. Greg Abbott to block mask mandates imposed by local school districts, accusing him of playing politics at the expense of public health.
“In Texas, the state is fighting a critical public health measure to protect our children and keep our schools safely open,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said, pivoting from a question about a similar tussle in Virginia.
“For Headstart communities – a provision that is requiring masks to keep students and keep community state – they’re fighting against that. Why is that? I think that has that has more to do with politics than it does with public health,” she said.
