Live—from the campus of Hillsdale College in beautiful Hillsdale Michigan— this is Scot Bertram in for Steve on the Steve Gruber Show for

 
–Thursday, July 2, 2020 —
 
 
—Here are 3 big things you need to know—
 
 
Three—  President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s not sure that face masks should be mandatory but that he’d wear one in a “tight” crowd.  Trump said he seldom finds himself in such situations and noted that people are tested for coronavirus before they get close to him. But he said he has worn a mask in cases where he has been with a small group of people.
 
Two— Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ordering the closure of all indoor bars as well as most strip and night clubs through much of lower Michigan to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The  order applies to all facilities with on-premise retailer liquor licenses that earn more than 70% of their money from alcohol sales.
 
And number one— Michigan reporting 262 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday and four deaths. Is the left’s entire coronavirus narrative a myth? Are “red states” worse than “blue states”? Is the U.S. in bigger trouble than other parts of the world? Addressing those questions in just a moment.