Posted on 12/28/2021 8:21:51 AM PST by ducttape45
South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem called on President Joe Biden to rescind all federal COVID-19 mandates after he said on Monday that, “There is no federal solution,” to the pandemic.
“After a year, we finally agree @potus. The federal government isn’t the solution. That’s why from the start, SD took a different approach by trusting our citizens to be responsible and make the right decisions for themselves & their families. Now rescind all the federal mandates,” Noem tweeted on Tuesday.
The post followed Biden’s comment on Monday during a virtual meeting with the nation’s governors.
Joe Biden, who ran for President on the promise of ending the COVID-19 pandemic: “There is no federal solution. This gets solved at a state level."
The South Dakota governor had previously criticized Biden over his dire comments ahead of Christmas that told unvaccinated Americans they would be “looking at a winter of severe illness and death for yourselves, your families, and the hospitals you may soon overwhelm.”
Noem argued, “America needs hope and leadership from Biden. Not fear and dire predictions.”
Severe illness and death? Really Mr. President? America needs hope and leadership from Biden. Not fear and dire predictions – America has met every challenge head on and with optimism for generations. Our country will get through this together. pic.twitter.com/wRDsukuke2
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) December 20, 2021
Noem is not alone in her call for an end to federal mandates. Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton also expressed a similar conclusion to Biden’s statement.
“When Joe Biden says ‘there is no federal solution,’ he’s trying to avoid blame for his incompetence,” Cotton tweeted on Monday.
“If he really believes this, he should rescind his unconstitutional federal mandates,” he added.
“There’s no federal solution, but the fed government can help by securing the border, approving safe treatments & tests, and appointing competent leaders at the FDA & CDC,” Cotton also tweeted.
“Biden opened the border, botched testing, and outsourced CDC’s guidance to the teachers’ unions,” he argued.
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy also claimed the president “finally got something right,” sharing the contrast between Biden’s message in 2020 that he would “shut down the virus” with his more recent comments.
“There is no federal solution.” – @JoeBiden finally gets something right. Now apply that to everything else & focus on securing our border. https://t.co/bQOZsZOeOP
— Chip Roy (@chiproytx) December 28, 2021
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Noem had her chance and caved to the “Celebrate Perversity” crowd.
I have read things about her that make me think she is a squish on conservatism, but she is right on this, and she is nice on the eyes.
There’s no Federal solution to nearly all the problems America faces.
It’s definitely going to be brought up in oral arguments before SCOTUS.
It might be the sole reason the mandate gets thrown out because it can be blamed on Biden.
She had her chance and blew it when she caved on the trans nonsense.
Oh, certainly our gov will get right on it here in NevaDUH. NOT! He’s basking in the fruits of his emergency executive powers. Still on the mask kick a lot of places but he hasn’t gone the vaxport route. Yet.
I keep waiting for the guv, senators or two congressmen from Idaho to take a lead on issues like this. And I wait, wait, wait, wait…
Lazy followers, all of them.
No. She didn’t. Stop the lie.
The feds CREATE most of the problems we have, then wring their hands, gnash their teeth, and wail we need to spend another trillion to fix those problems.
She didn’t cave. Starting to think some folks are TRYING to spread the lie.
Yes, she did.
Liar.
I agree completely. I wouldn’t vote for her unless it was Kamala Harris running against her, and nowadays, I even wonder how I would vote for people who buy into that crap.
She will, no doubt, bank on the “second part” if she can.
Did she sign?
No, she did not.
Good point.
Sounds like a cave to me.
Yes, all the Red state Governors.
Did she sign a fatally compromised bill that would not have withstood a State constitution challenge?
Nope.
Did she put in place regulations until new legislation could be drafted?
Yes.
Are the GOP now being a bunch of pussies not signing on to her corrected and effective bill?
Yep.
You are a LIAR.
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