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Bill Gates On Anti-Maskers: "What Are These, Like Nudists?"

According to Business Insider Bill Gates doesn't understand why people resist wearing masks. He made the comment on the first episode of his new podcast with actress Rashida Jones. What are these, like nudists?" the Microsoft founder said. "We ask you to wear pants. No American — or very few Americans — say that that's like some terrible thing." Gates said experts first based recommendations on what they knew about other respiratory viruses. However, he said COVID-19 turned out to be much different.

Face Masks Cause Division In Voting

Face masks have been a contentious issue across the US as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on. That reality was unchanged at polling sites on Election Day, reports Business Insider. Many jurisdictions have chosen not to enforce mask mandates at polling places. They have done so as not to discourage people from voting or cause people to stay home. At some polling sites, disputes over masks led to long lines. Some voters felt intimidated and unsafe by those who chose not to wear them.

What The Trump Family Did At The First Presidential Debate That Left Chris Wallace 'Pissed Off'

Fox News host Chris Wallace moderated the first chaotic, shambolic presidential debate between President Donald Trump and opponent Joe Biden. Now, Business Insider reports Wallace says he was 'pissed off' by the behavior of Trump's family entourage. Upon being seated at the debate, Trump family members had removed their masks, violating agreed-upon debate rules. After I had the luxury to think about it, I was pissed off. I mean, did they think that the rules that applied to everybody else didn't apply to them? Chris Wallace Interview with The Washington Post Forty-eight hours after the debate, the president tested positive for COVID-19, as did first lady Melania Trump.