President-Elect Joe Biden says he wants to overhaul the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Step one: Get the nation to mask up. Easy, right? Not when a bloc of GOP governors remain opposed to the idea. POLITICO's Dan Goldberg explains how Biden is set to face some major turbulence from red states when he takes the reins in January. Plus, John Bolton calls Trump's recent firings "destructive." And Boris Johnson is self-isolating.

Dan Goldberg is a health care reporter for POLITICO. 
Jeremy Siegel  is a host for POLITICO Dispatch.
Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio.
Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.

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