Christie toldThe Washington Postin July that the White House didn’t pursue a mask policy for one reason.

It is something to takevery seriously.

The ramifications are wildly random and potentially deadly.

Former NJ governor Chris Christie

And one thing that’s for certain, don’t let it dominate you.

Don’t be afraid of it.

You’re going to beat it.

Chris Christie

We have the best medical equipment.

We have the best medicines, all developed recently" (viaFox 8).

The cocktail has since been paused as a result of safety concerns.

Chris Christie

Back then, the projection was that more than 100,000 would die from COVID-19.

We’re in the midst of a pandemic that we haven’t seen in over 100 years.

And we’re going to have to continue to do things."