‘Forcing boys to wear masks is emasculating’: GOP QAnon candidate defies CDC guidance on face...

A controversial Republican congressional candidate, who has previously expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory, has insisted that children should not have to wear face masks because it is “emasculating” for boys, according to a report.

On Tuesday, Georgia candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted that “children should not wear masks” flying in the face of recommendations by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC), according to CNN.

In the tweet, which has now been removed from the platform, Ms Greene reportedly claimed without evidence that face-coverings are “unhealthy for their psychological, emotional, and educational growth."

According to the broadcaster, Ms Greene also suggested that “forcing boys to wear masks is emasculating” and that “masculinity isn't toxic nor dangerous" but “dem Socialism and shutdowns are.”