
Masks still required on Air Force One as White House figures out how to respond to ruling striking down mandate
CNN
The White House is once again playing catch-up on how to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic after a court ruling struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate on planes, trains and other forms of public transportation.
The evolving situation was on display Tuesday as passengers on President Joe Biden's trip aboard Air Force One to New Hampshire were required to wear masks while, at the same time, commercial airline passengers across the United States were stepping into plane cabins with the option to forgo a mask.
A White House aide said ahead of Biden's flight to New Hampshire that masking would be required "in line with" guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The President boarded the aircraft Tuesday afternoon sporting a black mask.

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