North Dakota’s Republican guv issued a heartfelt plea to state citizens not to turn using face masks to safeguard public health in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis into a ” ridiculous dividing line.”
” We’re all in this together, and there’s just one battle we’re battling, which’s the battle of the virus,” Gov. Doug Burgum said at a press instruction Friday.
” I would really enjoy to see in North Dakota that we might simply avoid this thing that other parts of the nation are going through where they’re trading a divide, either it’s ideological or political or something around mask vs. no mask,” he included. “This is a … ridiculous dividing line.”
There is no state requirement to use a face mask, however Burgum urged empathy for those who choose to wear the protective gear.
” I would ask people to call up your empathy and your understanding,” stated the guv.
” Be North Dakota kind, North Dakota compassionate,” he stated.
Burgum said “there must be no mask shaming.” He advised North Dakotans to assume individuals using masks face extra health threats in their lives, or are “trying to take care” of people they enjoy, adding: “Let’s just start there.”
In a tearful speech, Gov. @DougBurgum(R-ND) asks residents to skip the “ideological and political” dispute on face masks. pic.twitter.com/BkTEDWxuYg
— The Recount (@therecount) May 22, 2020
Moved fans on Twitter hailed Burgum’s sense and empathy. He has an 80%approval score in the state for how he has dealt with COVID-19
But others called out th