ORLANDO, Fla. — As a Covid-crippled Conservative Political Action Conference got underway Friday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told thousands in Florida that mask mandates to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are “just dumb.” Many in the Orlando hotel ballroom booed and yelled “Freedom!” an hour earlier when conference organizers announced the event’s policy: daily temperature checks, social distancing and masks everywhere. […]

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