U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty reportedly said last weekend that governments in Tennessee should not require residents to wear a mask to guard themselves against COVID-19, according to the Chattanooga-based WRCB.

Hagerty reportedly said this as he appeared alongside U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03) in Signal Mountain.

Fleischmann reportedly told WRCB that he agrees with Gov. Bill Lee and thinks local authorities should decide. Hagerty, however, “doesn’t think there should be a mandate at all,” the station reported.

“I think Tennesseans are tired of mandates period. I trust Tennesseans,” Hagerty reportedly said.

“I think they’ll make the right decisions for themselves.”

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