I live in the deep blue New England state of Connecticut. Both Amtrak and CT transit which operates buses in some commuter rail have dropped the mandate. For giggles, I stopped by the local train station when I knew a train was going to be coming in. 75 to 85% of the people boarding or getting off didn’t have their masks on. The White House is in such an echo chamber they have no idea what is going on outside of the DC metro area, more specifically the elite governing class in said area.
I think they know what is going on and simply want to force everyone to bow down and worship them