{"id":1109591,"date":"2021-12-11T16:59:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T21:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109591"},"modified":"2021-12-11T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T21:59:48","slug":"colo-gov-polis-says-covid-19-emergency-is-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colo-gov-polis-says-covid-19-emergency-is-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Colo. Gov. Polis says COVID-19 emergency \u2018is over\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolo-gov-polis-says-covid-19-emergency-is-over%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1109591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2609741\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2609741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at a press conference. (Photo by Chet Strange\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:32 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, December 11, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) has refused to revive his statewide mask mandate amid a heated interview with a reporter. Polis bucked the trend of blue governors and has instead chosen to defend freedom in Colorado, but not without ruffling some liberal feathers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emergency is over. So, you know, public health doesn\u2019t get to tell people what to wear. I mean, that\u2019s not their job,\u201d said Polis.<\/p>\n<p>He then stood his ground as liberal journalist Ryan Warner interrogated him, bringing up an anonymous complaint about not having a mask mandate. Warner said the anonymous individual is a healthcare worker and has questioned why when she goes anywhere, she\u2019s the only one wearing a mask.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Polis assured he\u2019s doing everything he can to support healthcare workers while following the science, which he says shows excessive mandates aren\u2019t needed when everyone has the opportunity to get vaccinated. Instead of answering the anonymous question directly, Polis thanked healthcare workers for everything they\u2019ve done throughout the entirety of the pandemic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I also share the words of an exhausted nurse who wants a statewide mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>He thanks her for her work and reiterates: &#8220;The emergency is over. Public health doesn&#8217;t get to tell people what to wear. That&#8217;s just not their job\u2026&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Warner (@cprwarner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cprwarner\/status\/1469050886706151425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After he was cut off by the interviewer, in a rare turn of events for a governor in a blue state, Polis stressed mask mandates aren\u2019t needed and highlighted that it\u2019s each individual\u2019s responsibility to take care of their health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s great to wear a mask indoors around others, but when you\u2019re not in an emergency situation\u2026public health would say always wear a mask. Say it always decreases flu and decreases anything, but that\u2019s not something that you require,\u201d said Polis. \u201cYou don\u2019t tell people what to wear. You don\u2019t tell people to wear a jacket when they go out in the winter or force them to. If they get frostbite, it\u2019s their own darn fault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite growing opposition that Polis has been facing from mainstream media, numerous Colorado residents and lawmakers, including representative and former small business owner Lauren Boebert, believe his decision to repeal the mandate was long overdue.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-calls-on-congress-to-codify-roe-v-wade\/\">Biden Calls On Congress To Codify Roe V. Wade<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks at a press conference. (Photo by Chet Strange\/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 1:32 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, December 11, 2021 Colorado Gov. 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