The White House on Sunday contradicted Dr. Anthony Fauci on mask mandate decisions and said that courts play an “important role,” coming after Fauci publicly complained that a Florida judge’s decision rescinding the mandate sets a “dangerous precedent.”
“Obviously, the judiciary has an important role to play,” White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “What you heard out of the administration, out of the Department of Justice [DOJ], is the assessment that this is an incorrect decision and the DOJ is now appealing this decision.”
Jha, who was named to the position several weeks ago, said that court decisions should “follow the science,” without elaborating. The DOJ said it would appeal U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s ruling last week on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which set the mask rule on public transportation and airplanes in early 2021.
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“Obviously, the judiciary has an important role to play,” White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “What you heard out of the administration, out of the Department of Justice [DOJ], is the assessment that this is an incorrect decision and the DOJ is now appealing this decision.”
Jha, who was named to the position several weeks ago, said that court decisions should “follow the science,” without elaborating. The DOJ said it would appeal U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle’s ruling last week on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which set the mask rule on public transportation and airplanes in early 2021.
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