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AdvertisementDon't expect much change in Oklahoma following President Biden's 100 Day Mask ChallengeHide TranscriptShow TranscriptZACH: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS ISSUED 100 DAYS MASK CHALLENGE URGING PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK AND CALLING ON GOVERNORS TO IMPLEMENT MASK MANDATES. DESPITE THAT DON’T EXPECT MUCH TO CHANGE STATEWIDE IN OKLAHOMA. [APPLAUSE] PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS HIS COVID-19 RESPONSE IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR HIS ADMINISTRATION. PRES. BIDEN: WE’RE ENTERING WHAT MAY BE THE DARKEST AND DEADLIEST PERIOD OF THE VIRUS. WE MUST SET ASIDE POLITICS AND FINALLY FACE THIS PANDEMIC AS ONE NATION, ONE NATION. ZACH: ONE OF BIDEN’S FIRST EXECUTIVE ORDERS THE 100 DAY MASK CHALLENGE. WILL MANDATE MASKS IN ALL FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND ON FEDERAL LAND. BIDEN ALSO URGED GOVERNORS AND MAYORS TO ISSUE MASK MANDATES AS WELL. SOMETHING GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT HAS BEEN OPPOSED TO IMPLEMENTING. &gt;&gt; IT’S NOT ABOUT MAGIC WORDS, IT’S REALLY ABOUT COMPLIANCE AND GETTING AMERICANS AND OKLAHOMANS TO PAY ATTENTION AND FLATTEN THAT CURVE AS MUSH AS POSSIBLE. ZACH: STITT’S OFFICE TELLING ME THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER HASN’T CHANGED ANYTHING FOR T GOVERNOR, AND THEY HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING YET FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. STITT PREVIOUSLY SIGNED AN ORDER REQUIRING MASKS BE WORN BY ALL STATE EMPLOYEES. AND OF COURSE INDIVIDUAL CITIES HAS ISSUED MASK MANDATES OVER THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC. OKLAHOMA CITY,AdvertisementDon't expect much change in Oklahoma following President Biden's 100 Day Mask ChallengePresident Joe Biden has issued a 100 Day Mask Challenge to urge people to wear a mask while calling on governors to implement mask mandates.Despite that, people shouldn’t expect much to change statewide in Oklahoma.Biden says his COVID-19 response is a top priority for his administration.“We’re entering what may be the darkest and deadliest period of the virus,” Biden said Wednesday during his inaugural address. “We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation.”One of Biden’s first executive orders is the 100 Day Mask Challenge, which will mandate masks in all federal buildings and on federal land. The new president also urged governors and mayors to issue mask mandates – something Gov. Kevin Stitt has been opposed to implementing.“It’s not about magic words. It’s really about compliance and getting Americans and Oklahomans to pay attention and flatten that curve as much as possible,” Stitt said during a news conference in November.Stitt’s office told KOCO 5 that the new executive order hasn’t changed anything for the governor, and they haven’t seen anything yet from the Biden administration.Stitt previously signed an order requiring masks to be worn by all state employees.And individual cities have issued mask mandates over the course of the pandemic. For example, Oklahoma City on Tuesday extended its mask order until March 5.President Joe Biden has issued a 100 Day Mask Challenge to urge people to wear a mask while calling on governors to implement mask mandates.Despite that, people shouldn’t expect much to change statewide in Oklahoma.AdvertisementBiden says his COVID-19 response is a top priority for his administration.“We’re entering what may be the darkest and deadliest period of the virus,” Biden said Wednesday during his inaugural address. “We must set aside politics and finally face this pandemic as one nation.”One of Biden’s first executive orders is the 100 Day Mask Challenge, which will mandate masks in all federal buildings and on federal land. The new president also urged governors and mayors to issue mask mandates – something Gov. Kevin Stitt has been opposed to implementing.“It’s not about magic words. It’s really about compliance and getting Americans and Oklahomans to pay attention and flatten that curve as much as possible,” Stitt said during a news conference in November.Stitt’s office told KOCO 5 that the new executive order hasn’t changed anything for the governor, and they haven’t seen anything yet from the Biden administration.Stitt previously signed an order requiring masks to be worn by all state employees.And individual cities have issued mask mandates over the course of the pandemic. For example, Oklahoma City on Tuesday extended its mask order until March 5.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementDon't expect much change in Oklahoma following President Biden's 100 Day Mask ChallengeHide TranscriptShow TranscriptZACH: PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS ISSUED 100 DAYS MASK CHALLENGE URGING PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK AND CALLING ON GOVERNORS TO IMPLEMENT MASK MANDATES. DESPITE THAT DON’T EXPECT MUCH TO CHANGE STATEWIDE IN OKLAHOMA. [APPLAUSE] PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAYS HIS COVID-19 RESPONSE IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR HIS ADMINISTRATION. PRES. BIDEN: WE’RE ENTERING WHAT MAY BE THE DARKEST AND DEADLIEST PERIOD OF THE VIRUS. WE MUST SET ASIDE POLITICS AND FINALLY FACE THIS PANDEMIC AS ONE NATION,...

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