White House press secretary Jen Psaki struggled to explain why President Joe Biden’s administration was considering putting up migrants in hotel rooms. SOURCE

“Marlena [Pavlos-Hackney] did not violate a law that the legislature passed. Marlena violated an order issued by an unelected bureaucrat,” argued Michigan State Rep. Steven Johnson (R) Monday at a press conference for Pavlos-Hackney, owner of Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria, who was jailed for allegedly not enforcing masks and social distancing in her restaurant. SOURCE

Speaking on Monday against the jailing of Marlena Pavlos-Hackney, a restaurant owner who allegedly refused to enforce coronavirus orders, State Rep. Steven Johnson (R) asked state attorney general Dana Nessel (D) to prioritize investigating Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) nursing home scandal over arresting small business owners. SOURCE

Answering a reporter’s question during a roundtable Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) said requiring vaccine passports is “a very, very bad idea.” SOURCE

White House press secretary Jen Psaki accused former President Donald Trump of fueling a rise in crimes against Asian-Americans by referring to the coronavirus as the “Wuhan virus.” SOURCE