Business Insider reports North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum got emotional at a press conference on Friday, over the issue of face masks.<br />Burgum, a Republican, called the political debate over to wear masks in public a 'senseless dividing line.'<br />Burgum also urged North Dakotans to 'dial up their empathy' during the crisis.<br />The wearing of masks in North Dakota is presently not mandatory, and there has been heated debate across America whether masks are necessary at all.<br />Opponents of facial coverings often believe the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is exaggerated.<br />Others believe mandated masks are a violation of American civil liberties.
