Washington (AP) — President Joe Biden’s aggressive push to demand millions of US workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus threatens everything from litigation to civil disobedience Republican leadership Since the outbreak of the pandemic, which has hit a wall of resistance from others and has plunged the country deep into a predicaed cultural war.

“We will fight to the gates of hell to protect the freedom and livelihoods of all South Carolina citizens,” said Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a 2024 presidential candidate, said he is preparing for a proceeding. And conservative JD Vance, who is running for the Ohio Senate, is calling on businesses to ignore his orders to “bully and coerce citizens” in Washington.

“Only massive civil disobedience will save us from Joe Biden’s naked authoritarianism,” says Vance.

Biden has barely receded.. During a school visit on Friday, he said he “has it” when he accused the governor of the health of young Americans as a “knight party” and was asked about an enemy who filed a legal challenge. I argued.

Opponents follow Biden’s announcement on a major plan to tame the coronavirus driven by the highly contagious delta mutant. 1,500 deaths and 150,000 cases per day..Biden All employers with more than 100 workers require employees to be vaccinated Or test the virus weekly, affecting about 80 million Americans. An additional 17 million workers in federal Medicare or Medicaid medical facilities are required to be vaccinated, as are all employees of government agencies and contractors who do business with the federal government.

This move has brought Republican anger from the provincial capital, parliament, and the trajectory of the campaign. This includes many people who support vaccination and encourage its members to shoot.

“The vaccine itself saves lives, but this unconstitutional move is horrifying,” Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves tweeted.

Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who advertised the safety of the vaccine to its members, said: You can decide for yourself. “

More than 208 million Americans have been vaccinated at least once, but about 80 million remain unvaccinated, causing infection. Today, daily COVID-19 infections have increased by about 300%, hospitalizations are about 2.5 times higher, and deaths are about twice as high as last year.

Breakthrough infections occur among vaccinated individuals, but those cases tend to be much less severe, with the majority of deaths and serious illnesses occurring among those who have not been shot. To do.

Pandemics are exacerbated in many states where the governor is most loudly protesting the president’s actions. For example, South Carolina has an average of more than 5,000 new cases per day, the second highest infection rate in the United States. The hospital system there began this week canceling selective surgery to release staff to help crush COVID-19 patients.

In one section of Idaho, overwhelming hospitals have introduced new crisis standards in patient ration care. And in Georgia, hospitals refuse ambulances and ambulances that bring ICU patients.

“Especially I am very disappointed that some Republican governors are very cavalier in the health of these children and very cavalier in the health of their community,” Biden said. Said during a school visit. “This is not a game.”

However, Republicans and some union officials have stated that the president is beyond constitutional authority. They are particularly troubled by the idea that millions of people can lose their jobs if they refuse to take a shot.

“It’s a ridiculous choice,” said Mississippi Governor Reeves.

But Biden says he is doing what he needs to do to combat the ongoing resistance despite months of encouragement and incentives. In a White House speech announcing new measures, he was visibly frustrated, criticizing the rest of the holdouts, and aggressively mobilizing some elected officials to “weaken the fight against COVID-19.” We are working on it. “

“Instead of encouraging people to be vaccinated and masked, they are ordering unvaccinated morgues with COVID in their community,” he said.

Court battles will surely continue in many states.

Vaccine obligations are upheld by a small number of Americans. AP Communications-A August survey from the NORC Public Relations and Research Center required immunization of public workers such as health care workers, school teachers from kindergarten to high school, and people working in restaurants and stores. It turns out that the majority support it. Overall, 55% of back vaccines are mandatory for civil servants. And about half of working adults support mandatory vaccines in their workplaces.

However, the numbers are so polarized that Democrats may be far more supportive than Republicans.

While the demand for vaccinations is increasing during the summer, a persistent number of Americans say they are not willing to get vaccinated.

Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who held a focus group and worked with the Biden administration to combat vaccination hesitation, said Biden could be the best vaccinated in about 75% of the population without further measures. It states that it is highly sexual.

“The only way beyond that he needs for herd immunity is to mandate it,” Lunz said. “It will offend and resist many people, but those who are simply hesitant will act now. He did his best in that situation.”

Still, many Republicans, especially those running for public office, believe the issue could motivate Republican voters in next year’s midterm elections.

Mike Gibbons, who is running for Ohio Senator, has accused “Joe Biden and his big brother” of “invading authoritarian territory.”

“Americans have the right to assess the risks and benefits of vaccines and decide what is best for themselves and their families. That decision should be made by doctors and individuals, not the government.”

South Carolina Republican Chairman Drew McKissick said he imagines that Democrats in the state will be bound by the party’s “radical liberal” policy in the mid-term.

“South Carolina citizens don’t kindly accept orders. They never have them,” McKissick said, claiming that the tenor of state affairs “will hunt down (Democrats) more.”

However, Democratic strategist Steve Schale, who heads pro-Bidden’s Super PAC United the Country, said he was also polling for support for the power of attorney and was particularly concerned about potential political backlash. Said not. He argued that it was probably already Biden’s critics who were most likely to get angry at the move.

“Of all the things I’m worried about in the medium term, it doesn’t scare me,” he said.

White House spokesman Jen Psaki also rejected the blowback.

“Yes, I see some loud opposition to what the president announced yesterday. It’s not a surprise. It’s a shame, a shame, because in the end these steps save lives. It’s sad, “she said. “But we are confident in our ability to move the agenda forward.”

-Houston Associated Press writer Meg Kinard, Leah Willingham of Jackson, Mississippi, Mary Claire Jaronic of Washington, Hannah Fingerhat, Alexandra Jaffe, and Zeke Miller contributed to this report.