{"id":23248,"date":"2024-05-01T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/?p=23248"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:37:38","slug":"white-house-mandates-masks-during-college-athlete-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rawdogsports.com\/blog\/white-house-mandates-masks-during-college-athlete-day\/","title":{"rendered":"White House mandates masks during College Athlete Day despite emergency being over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College Athlete Day is for NCAA champions to visit the White House and be honored for being awesome, but there&#8217;s a catch. President Joe Biden&#8217;s White House is requiring people to mask up and social distance if they are unvaccinated during the event, even though the national emergency ended in April, according to a sports news article on NY Post.<\/p>\n<p>NY Post gathered information from an email <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/06\/10\/white-house-mandates-masks-distancing-for-covid-unvaccinated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that said<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMasking Guidance: Fully vaccinated guests are not required to wear a mask on the White House grounds,\u201d the email reads. \u201cGuests who are not fully vaccinated must wear a mask at all times and maintain at least 6 feet distance from others while on the White House grounds.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, not everyone was pleased with this decision and Twitter users let the White House know how they feel. Some of those replies from social media are below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump would&#8217;ve had the White House filled with Happy Meals and I&#8217;m OK with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Bojazi (@FrankBojazi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankBojazi\/status\/1668262330675634176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EcHOUzV72f\">pic.twitter.com\/EcHOUzV72f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Teslas Rock (Pass Left\/Drive Right) (@TeslasRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeslasRock\/status\/1667663276069765120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is not an honor to visit the White House at this time anyway. Boycott their disingenuous and conditional invitation.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Jordan (@twobirddogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twobirddogs\/status\/1667703550669889536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why would all these athletes be interested in visiting a nursing home?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shinnah Wilde (@ShinnahWilde) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShinnahWilde\/status\/1667665619955884032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College Athlete Day is for NCAA champions to visit the White House and be honored for being awesome, but there&#8217;s a catch. 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