https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/03/politics/president-joe-biden-masks-coronavirus-republicans/index.html

Analysis byStephen Collinson, CNN

Updated 7:33 AM ET, Mon May 3, 2021

(CNN)America’s emerging limbo between a full-blown pandemic and a return to normal is throwing up new public health dilemmas that spark instant political fires — like afresh round of grandstanding over mask wearing.Top White House adviser Anita Dunn SundaydefendedPresident Joe Biden over his continueduse of a mask outdoors– even though the practice appears to conflict with new and relaxed administration guidelines for fully vaccinated citizens.In comments that didn’t necessarily clarify the situation, Dunn told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that “extra precautions” were being taken for the President and that mask wearing was “a matter of habit.”

Republicans, seeking to dentstrong public approval ratingsfor Biden’s handling of the pandemic, have already accused him of whipping up stigma against people who refuse to wear masks…