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GOP governor 'abruptly canceled' PreK-12 mask rules -- but school districts quickly rejected it: report
School districts in Arizona rushed react on Monday after the state's Republican governor lifted a school mask mandate.
"Gov. Doug Ducey lifted his executive order on Monday that mandated masks to be worn on Arizona school campuses," KPNX-TV reported Monday. "School districts still have the authority to have mask requirements in their area."
The station's Brahm Resnik began tracking the response from school districts.
Here is the thread he posted to Twitter:
ALSO Tolleson high school district keeps mask mandate. https://t.co/37Q3tlbmoz— Brahm Resnik (@Brahm Resnik)1618884358.0
ALSO ... with extra hot sauce. Mesa Public Schools, largest district in the state, keeps mask guidelines in place a… https://t.co/Y3lYxQzUsC— Brahm Resnik (@Brahm Resnik)1618887873.0
'NOT QUITE YET' Phoenix Country Day School, one of the more expensive & exclusive private schools in Valley, texts… https://t.co/cYwnq4Xxlv— Brahm Resnik (@Brahm Resnik)1618888651.0
'CLARIFICATION ON GOV. DUCEY'S EXEC. ORDER' Tempe Union High School District says 'today is not the day' we don't h… https://t.co/4Us8XZcxe8— Brahm Resnik (@Brahm Resnik)1618889305.0
'AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD' Ducey ditched masks in school, but Higley Unified is keeping them pic.twitter.com/j4lQonxiEH
— Brahm Resnik (@brahmresnik) April 20, 2021
When Donald Trump was president, Fox News personality Sean Hannity was described as his "shadow chief of staff." Trump is now a retiree golfing in Florida, but the Fox News hold lavished praise during an interview broadcast on Friday night.
Hannity began the interview by praising Trump's work ethic while he lives at Mar-a-Lago in retirement.
News anchors in Pyongyang hear this stuff and blush pic.twitter.com/yVY3Y3wm9Z
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 20, 2021
Trump went on to lavish praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin while complaining about investigations into his ties to Russia.
Here's some of what people were saying:
Trump is bragging about his loving relationship with Putin. What happened to “America First?”— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project)1618883795.0
This is amazing. He wants to confess, except at this point he's too addled and stupid even to understand what he'd… https://t.co/Bfdyosvo9m— Tom Nichols (@Tom Nichols)1618884410.0
What is the new recipe for confecting Donald's coif? It appears to involve more meringue. https://t.co/3JTdN4vFVY— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@Mrs. Betty Bowers)1618886838.0
Breaking News: Man responsible for Republican vaccine hesitancy wonders why he's being asked to promote getting vac… https://t.co/kAqjPRJ6Ls— The Lincoln Project (@The Lincoln Project)1618884881.0
Trump: "It's never happened to another president. I don't know if you know, Sean, in a second term, a president usu… https://t.co/VHV69vr9Ug— Justin Baragona (@Justin Baragona)1618882191.0
Yes I'd imagine that waiting to see if he'll end up in prison would probably have some impact on his political care… https://t.co/TYrKeR0gg0— Brian Tyler Cohen (@Brian Tyler Cohen)1618885134.0
Trump said he encourages people to get a vaccine — once Hannity prompted him to say so. But he continued to hedge/d… https://t.co/HlH6KgzHIZ— Brian Stelter (@Brian Stelter)1618887377.0
Trump should just drop a confession album and save us all the trouble. https://t.co/UUUj4u924I— Ahmed Baba (@Ahmed Baba)1618886306.0
Wait so multiple people asked him about Russia but not why he’s orange??? Why will no one ask him why he’s orange? https://t.co/huafaDwrNc— Irishrygirl (@Irishrygirl)1618884603.0
Former President Donald Trump on Monday praised his relationship with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
The statements came after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was transferred to a prison hospital and the Pentagon warned about Russia's troop build-up along the border with Ukraine.
Fox News personality Sean Hannity asked Trump what he would do differently if he were to run again in 2024 and win.
Trump did not lay out a vision for the future and instead complained about investigations into his ties with Russia.
Trump recounted that his 2016 campaign aides repeatedly asked him about his ties to Russia, but denied there was relationship.
"Getting along with Russia is a good thing, not a bad thing," Trump argued.
"I got along great with President Putin, I liked him, he liked me," he said. "That's a good thing, not a bad thing."
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