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Mississippi Gov Fires Back After Biden Mocks Lifting Lockdowns As ‘Neanderthal Thinking’

Tim Pearce
Mississippi Gov Fires Back After Biden Mocks Lifting Lockdowns As ‘Neanderthal Thinking’
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President Joe Biden slammed Texas and Mississippi on Wednesday for lifting state lockdowns, mocking the decision as “Neanderthal thinking.”

Biden spoke to reporters at the White House Wednesday afternoon, a day after the Republican governors of Texas and Mississippi announced that they were ending pandemic lockdown policies and reopening their states. Biden said the governors were ignoring “science” and emphasized the use of masks.

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