United States President Donald Trump on Monday said wearing a face mask was patriotic – a marked departure from his stance so far. Trump pu...
United States President Donald Trump on Monday said wearing a face mask was patriotic – a marked departure from his stance so far. Trump publicly wore a mask for the first time only on June 11. The US has been the country worst hit by the coronavirus by far.
“We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance,” Trump tweeted with a picture of him wearing a face mask. “There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President!” This came nearly three months after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended wearing masks in public.
We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China Virus, and many people say that it is Patriotic to wear a face mask when you can’t socially distance. There is nobody more Patriotic than me, your favorite President! pic.twitter.com/iQOd1whktN
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 20, 2020
Trump had for months refused to wear a mask in public, even as public health experts in his administration recommended wearing one would slow the spread of the infection. He also ridiculed those who wore a mask, like Democratic presidential candidate Joe...
