Obama: 'I understand' why Americans want to know when COVID-19 mandates will end

Former President Barack Obama traveled to New Jersey on Saturday to campaign for Gov.

BIDEN LEANS MORE ON OBAMA WITH WHITE HOUSE UNDER PRESSURE FROM MULTIPLE CRISES.

"The science says it's the right thing to do," Obama said in reference to COVID-19 mask and vaccine requirements to a crowd of Murphy supporters in Newark.

Former US President Barack Obama gestures to the crowd, during an event in Kogelo, Kisumu, Kenya, Monday, July 16, 2018.

While speaking highly of McAuliffe, Obama claimed Virginia's election signaled a "turning point."

"We're not going to go back to the chaos that did so much damage," Obama said