Joe Biden called William Barr’s comment about coronavirus lockdowns and slavery “sick” and said that the comment would encourage people not to wear masks.

In a CNN town hall on Thursday night, Anderson Cooper sought clarity on whether the former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee would encourage more lockdowns while also bringing up the attorney general’s comment from the night before, in which he said coronavirus-related lockdowns were one of the greatest restrictions on civil liberties in U.S. history, other than slavery.

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