"As the leaders of Ohio and Maryland announced moves to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus amid increasing case numbers in those border states, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday instead took no action, saying “I don’t know what else I can do.”
Justice said Wednesday the time had come for tough decisions regarding slowing the spread of the virus in West Virginia. While affirming he’s the one who most likely will make those decisions, the governor also absolved himself of such responsibility, instead imploring businesses to do their own enforcement for masks and distancing.
“We have had every opportunity in these counties [to slow COVID-19], and I’ve been out in front of you over and over saying, ‘test, test,’ and, in a lot of situations, we didn’t do it. I say, ‘wear your mask, wear your mask,’ [and] we didn’t do it,” Justice said. “We’re continuing in every way to look at each and every thing, as far as the possibility of shutting something down, whatever it may be. We sure don’t want to go that way if we can possibly avoid it. I don’t know what else I can do. I have given it everything I have. I don’t know what else I can do.”
Justice, when asked whether he accepted Joe Biden as president-elect, said he is waiting for the election to actually end. “As far as acknowledging that the election is over, I do not do that,” the governor said. “We want to absolutely know that the votes cast were legal votes and we all want our election process to be absolutely sound.”
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