Idaho Lt. Gov. defends imposing surprise mask mandate ban while governor traveled out of state
Gov. Little accused Lt. Gov. McGeachin of staging 'self-serving political stunt'
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Monday defended her decision to impose a ban on
mask mandates
while Gov. Brad Little was traveling out of state, arguing the surprise
move was necessary to protect individual freedoms from government
overreach.
Little, also a Republican, accused
McGeachin of attempting a "self-serving political stunt" in a scathing
statement last week announcing his reversal of her executive action.
McGeachin, who has been critical of Little’s leadership throughout the
pandemic, said the ban on mask mandates was "absolutely not" a bid to
garner publicity for her recently announced 2022 gubernatorial run.
"My
action was to uphold my sworn oath to uphold and protect the rights of
our citizens in Idaho, as guaranteed to us in our U.S. constitution, our
Idaho constitution and the rule of law in Idaho," McGeachin said in an
interview with Fox News. "That is what I did."
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